Does everyone favor the movies they came to love in their 20s or is something else going on here?
Eternally grateful I was at the right age, time, and place to see this in the theater and let it transform me.
Amélie
A quiet immersion in a child's inner world.
The Spirit of the Beehive
My imagined found family.
Antonia's Line
The antidote to almost everything, but especially winter.
Enchanted April
Angela Robinson is my hero (and Jimmi Simpson is the god of Bingo).
D.E.B.S.
What is it about the descent of Vaudeville and all pre-Hollywood entertainment that I cannot resist? This is The Red Shoes (fairytale) adjacent.
The Illusionist
I hope this one won't be forgotten.
Like Water For Chocolate
Selkies. Stunning animation. Lisa Hannigan.
Song of the Sea
This one isn't pre-Hollywood, though. So maybe it's performers trying to do something meaningful and transcendent using ordinary magic? Anyways this is sexy and poetic and marvelous; please watch everything Patricia Rozema has created.
When Night Is Falling
Not without its issues (or triggers). But Maude's earnest anarchy is a balm.
Harold and Maude
I'm not proud of posting this when I haven't read the book, but again with the ordinary magic. Y'know?
Hugo
Strange, beautiful, soul-rending, poetic.
Everything Is Illuminated
Winona Ryder's best role of all time.
Night on Earth
Has anyone else noticed the kickass soundtracks on this list? Chocolate tastes good.
