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Les chansons d'amour (2007)
Beautiful and very French tale of love, death and discovery
Another film where it's best not to know too much about it. It is a musical - the music is a bit dated at this point (2020), but if you relate it back to the mid 2000s, it will make sense . Suffice it to say that Louis Garel is probably at his most charming, the women are excellent, the younger teenage character is acted perfected, the music is very French (quirky, lyrics that an English speaking audience might scratch their head at), but it is actually perfect, very real, very raw, not polished and the arc of the story and the character development will probably affect you profoundly if you have any romanticism in you. Somewhat surprising twists in the way that a young person's life often takes. I was deeply affected the first time I saw this and have come back to the film several times over the last 10 years, each time loving it as much as the first viewing. A film to be cherished.
Big Fish (2003)
An incredibly beautiful film
I was shocked the first time I saw this film. It was not what I expected from a Tim Burton film. It immediately became one of my favorite films of all time and remains so. I watch it every few years, when long enough has passed that I have forgotten some of the details, so that it is an exploration all over again. It's best not to read much about it and let the film unfold for you in the way that it unfolds for the main character. But, in a nutshell, it is a film about a man and his son and the way their relationship changes over time. It is incredibly touching, especially if you are someone who has grown to appreciate a parent as you have aged. Don't read any more - just watch and experience this beautiful gift from Tim Burton.