films I watched that broke my heart
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The Florida Project
Sean Baker · 2017
The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.
Waves
Trey Edward Shults · 2019
Le parcours des membres d’une famille afro-américaine, menée par un patriarche protecteur, mais très exigeant, sur les eaux troubles du malheur et du deuil. Un chemin douloureux qui finira par les rassembler sur les rives de l’amour et du pardon, si tant est qu’ils parviennent à accepter de lâcher prise.
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Girl, Interrupted
James Mangold · 1999
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.
The Goldfinch
John Crowley · 2019
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.
Stand by Me
Rob Reiner · 1986
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie, Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
Little Miss Sunshine
Valerie Faris · 2006
La famiglia Hoover parte per viaggio attraverso la California: il padre Richard, la madre Sheryl e suo fratello, il figlio Dwayne e il nonno affronteranno un viaggio tragicomico in uno scalcinato furgone Volkswagen per portare la piccola Olive alla finale di un concorso di bellezza.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky · 2012
És l'any 1991 i en Charlie, un noi acadèmicament precoç i poc sociable, és un marginat, sempre observant des de la distància, fins que un parell de joves carismàtics l'acullen sota les seves ales. La bella Sam, d'esperit lliure, i el seu germanastre Patrick, sense por a res, cuiden de Charlie oferint-li noves amistats, el primer amor, sexualitat incipient, festes sense fi, visionats a mitjanit de «The Rocky Horror Picture Show», i la cerca de la cançó perfecta.
Priscilla
Sofia Coppola · 2023
Cuando la adolescente Priscilla Beaulieu conoce a Elvis Presley en una fiesta, él ya es una meteórica superestrella del rock and roll pero se convierte en alguien totalmente inesperado en momentos privados: un apasionante flechazo, un aliado en la soledad, un vulnerable mejor amigo. Película basada en las memorias 'Elvis and Me', escritas por Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, publicadas en 1985 y que relatan el largo noviazgo y turbulento matrimonio de Elvis y Priscilla, desde una base militar alemana hasta su finca de ensueño en Graceland.
I Saw the TV Glow
Jane Schoenbrun · 2024
Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate Maddy introduces him to a mysterious TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
Call Me by Your Name
Luca Guadagnino · 2017
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
The Notebook
Nick Cassavetes · 2004
An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
Dead Poets Society
Peter Weir · 1989
En un elitista y estricto colegio privado de Nueva Inglaterra, un grupo de alumnos descubrirá la poesía, el significado de "Carpe Diem" -aprovechar el momento- y la importancia de perseguir los sueños, gracias a un excéntrico profesor que despierta sus mentes por medio de métodos poco convencionales.
Chronicle
Josh Trank · 2012
Chronicle cuenta la historia de tres adolescentes normales y corrientes que de pronto desarrollan superpoderes que les permiten hacer cosas que nunca creyeron posibles. Mientras intentan aprender a controlar sus habilidades para usarlas en su beneficio, sus vidas se adentran en una espiral fuera de control, y se muestra el lado oscuro de sus recién descubiertos poderes con consecuencias inesperadas.
All the Bright Places
Brett Haley · 2020
Two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of Indiana.
