Life and Death in films.
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection [LC-USF34-017049-E DLC]
A selection of recent films that focus on life and death:
The
Event |
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| A comedy (really!) examining the question of assisted suicide and terminal illness. Stars Parker Posey, Don McKellar, Olympia Dukakis. |
My
Life Without Me |
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| A young mother discovers she has terminal cancer and figures out how to wrap up her life. Stars Sarah Polley, Amanda Plummer, Scott Speedman. |
Devil's
Playground |
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| A documentary about the Amish custom rumspringa, in which teenagers are released from the rules of the Amish Church and allowed to explore the "english" world before deciding whether to commit to the Amish Church for the rest of their lives. |
Morvern
Callar |
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| A woman deals (or doesn't deal) with her boyfriend's suicide. Stars Samantha Morton. |
21
grams |
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| Characters whose lives are entwined by an accident. Stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro. |
A selection of classic films that focus on life and death:
The
Seventh Seal |
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| A knight comes home from the Crusades to plague-ravaged and plays a chess game with Death. Stars Max von Sydow. |
Harold
and Maude |
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| A depressed 20 year old is befriended by an eccentric old woman he meets at a funeral. Stars Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon. |
On
the Beach |
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| After atomic bombs have killed most of the world's population, survivors wait for the radiation clouds. Stars Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire. |
Let me know if there are other films I should add to this list!
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