Movies! My favorite pastime! I could come up with many more titles that were inspirational to me, but from the top of my head:
* La Vita e Bella. An Italian jewish dad leads his sun through the horrors of a german CC, by pretending it is all a game. Stunning and heartbreaking.
* Little Miss Sunshine. A tragicomedy/roadmovie about a family incl a gay uncle and a granddad with a cocaine habit, taking the youngest daughter to a beauty contest in a nearby state. Hilarious, and deeply moving.
* Les Uns et les Autres. A movie that follows three generations of people and their families, in different parts of the world, while starting just before WW II. Beautiful music, profound psychology, magnificent scenes. (This one might be hard to come by, its an oldie, I think early eighties)
To me these movies have in common that even though the world can be a cruel place because of the people in it, they show that there is always love between people, hope, and choice. Plus they remind me that things could be far worse than what I am going through. Yes, some make me cry, but I don't mind that. In fact, when I don't have to cry while watching a movie i feel Im wasting my time with superficial pulp. (Exception: Pulp Fiction by Q. Tarantino
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