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Works explorer

An Old man's tear

Australia, 1970
film

A young orphan girl is obsessed by a story in an old book.

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

The Old man's story

New Zealand, 1978
Similarity: 76%

Tears

Australia, 1998
Similarity: 76%

That eye, the sky

Australia, 1994
Similarity: 75%

Father and daughter

Netherlands, 2000
Similarity: 75%

Cry

Australia, 1992
Similarity: 75%

That eye, the sky [DVD]

Australia, 1994
Similarity: 74%

A Far off world

Australia, 1975
Similarity: 74%

A Song of air

Australia, 1987
Similarity: 73%

My grandson Lew

United States, 1976
Similarity: 73%

If you know how I feel: Scott's old new friend

United States, 1983
Similarity: 73%

Just a short story

Australia, 1998
Similarity: 73%

Destiny's Angel

United States, 1979
Similarity: 73%

Shifting Sands: from sand to celluloid continued...

Australia, 1998
Similarity: 73%

Like drowning

Australia, 1998
Similarity: 73%

An old box

Canada, 1975
Similarity: 72%

Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy

Australia, 1990
Similarity: 72%

A Curtain yarn

Australia, 2005
Similarity: 72%

Happy little chap

Australia, FEB 2007
Similarity: 72%
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