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Whatever the case, this is both a witty and a very poignant film about a subject — the stresses and joys of modern motherhood — that Hollywood has rarely gone so near before.

This poignant film about the painful dilemma that confronts an elderly Parisian couple, as one of them gradually succumbs to illness, is brilliantly directed and beautifully portrayed by two titan actors of the Nouvelle Vague.

Directed by Catherine Harwicke and written by Morwenna Banks, Miss You Already is an emotionally poignant film about two best friends «Jess» (Drew Barrymore) and «Milly» (Toni Collette) who have stayed close through thick and thin.

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Oh, this is totally random, but have you ever seen the film «Lilies», which won four Genie Awards in 1996, about the two young men of Roberval, Quebec who fall in love in 1912 — and the poignant tale of how their love is undone by jealousy?

Your words about film and traveling are so, so lovely and poignant, Izy!

Model and «Houghton Girl» Chloe Norgaard is one of nine women who star in a poignant short film about body positivity ups and downs.

Stories We Tell explores the elusive nature of truth and memory, but at its core is a deeply personal film about how our narratives shape and define us as individuals and families, all interconnecting to paint a profound, funny and poignant picture of the larger human story.

It has its poignant moments but begins to get really irritating; about ten minutes from the end of the film, I actually asked myself out loud «How much longer do I have to deal with this guy?»

A cinematic time capsule of sorts in that you're essentially watching a kid (both the character and actor playing him) grow up before your very eyes, the film has some really poignant things to say about adolescence, parenting and life in general.

Once again, the filmmakers were given free reign to create a short film about death in all its many forms and the results are at turns shocking, hilarious, vile, surprising, beautiful, reprehensible, poignant, disturbing, but most of all, mind - melting fun.

Some commentary from the Sundance guide about this particular film: «Cyrus becomes a dark, poignant, sometimes hilarious war dance as Molly, Cyrus, and John walk the line between creepy and sympathetic.

Its plot is thoroughly random and absurd but, alongside the fart jokes, the film has some poignant observations about friendship, loyalty and the therapeutic power of laughter.

Whether you figure out where Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody are going with this early on, or whether the conclusion the film draws hits you like a ton of bricks, you're left with a rather poignant observation about taking care of your own mental health, and the mental health of the people you care about.

His admiration for Kennedy is very evident too, and the late senator's speeches about peace and shunning violence are the most poignant and engaging moments of this film.

What really has people hot and bothered about «The Hangover» being nominated is that this film is a raunchy, ode to man - boyhood that is not exactly a touching artsy comedy like the critically acclaimed «Little Miss Sunshine» and «Juno,» who both worked their poignant indie charms to garner accolades.

Although this film's plot may sound depressing, it is truly a very poignant story about the bonds between a mother and child and how it affects the surrounding relationships.

The lack of the father as a physical presence in the film becomes a poignant elision in this respect: in a film about good and evil, the divorce between Father and Son, as it were, is a pithy one.

The film makes surprising, poignant observations about generational change and the way people fill the voids in their lives.

I»M NOT SCARED (Grade: B +): Gabriele Salvatores, whose «Mediterraneo» won a best - foreign language film Oscar in 1991, directed this absorbing, suspenseful and painfully poignant childhood drama about a 9 - year - old boy faced with an unusual moral dilemma in the golden Italian summer of 1978.

Professional jackass Johnny Knoxville and Patton Oswalt, widely regarded as one of the best and most transgressive stand - up comedians of the last decade, have signed on to co-star in The Catechism Cataclysm director Todd Rohal's latest film, an outlandish yet poignant comedy about a pair of battling brothers who attempt to honor the memory of their ailing father by taking a troop of boys on a camping trip that goes wildly wrong.

The film feels it was made specifically for Greek viewers, as all of the allegorical elements feel poignant and intentional, but not knowing anything about contemporary Greek society leaves you with the feeling of «this means something; I just don't know what it is.»

The film — a character study about two road workers who bicker and banter with each other as they tediously paint road lines in a burned down Texas state park — is a notably weightier comedy than most Rudd vehicles (this isn't one), striking some beautiful, poignant notes along with the funny dialogue.

At first, you'll think this is going to be a fairly typical Sundance film with inspirational instructors and poignant life lessons about not taking our most special children for granted.

Dramatic films which have portrayed the «homefront» during times of war, and the subsequent problems of peacetime adjustment include William Wyler's Mrs. Miniver (1942) about a separated middle - class family couple (Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon) during the Blitz, Clarence Brown's The Human Comedy (1943) with telegram delivery boy Mickey Rooney bringing news from the front to small - town GI families back home, John Cromwell's Since You Went Away (1944) with head of family Claudette Colbert during her husband's absence, and another William Wyler poignant classic The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with couples awkwardly brought back together forever changed after the war: Dana Andrews and Virginia Mayo, Fredric March and Myrna Loy, and Harold Russell and Cathy O'Donnell.

Beyond the film's entertainment value, the political message about the struggles migrant of workers in New York is very poignant.

With credible camaraderie and poignant performances from its young leads, it's as much about growing up and the thrill of first - time film -...

This is a stand - out film, an absolutely poignant tale about an Irish immigrant girl who leaves her homeland, close family, and friends and sets out for America in the 1950's where her future seems to beckon.

This film is about as poignant and insightful as an episode of the Bill Mahar's talk show.

A cinematic time capsule of sorts in that you're essentially watching a kid (both the character and the actor playing him) grow up before your very eyes, the film has some very poignant things to say about adolescence, parenting and life in general.

It's a poignant moment played dead straight without a hint of Gump - like shit - eating wise - «tard film wisdom — just a big, dumb lug asking that his parents be happy about what makes him happy, not what they believe will make him happy.