Great Movies About Inner Turmoil
Addiction, depression, alienation, etc.... The farther back, the more rare it is. The only one I can think of in the 1940s was "The Lost Weekend".. "Le Feu Follet" (The Fire Within), 1963.. "Taxi Driver"... "The Man With The Golden Arm" with Frank Sinatra...
If you have some good recommendations before 1980, I'd probably watch them this weekend.. If I think of more, I'll post them later. |
I think Five Easy Pieces could qualify.
One that is almost too sad to rewatch....and yet I do....is The Sterile Cuckoo Thirteen Hours - sort of a noir film, I think from the 50s ( probably not a 'great film' and yet riveting in its own way) Of course, when it comes to pointless alienation, there's the Graduate - not really a favorite of mine, btw, but certainly a prime example of that 'adrift for no reason' theme. Let me know if you wanna cheer up after this marathon, I have some good comedies in mind too :) |
Originally Posted by lenslady (Post 2002372)
I think Five Easy Pieces could qualify.
One that is almost too sad to rewatch....and yet I do....is The Sterile Cuckoo Thirteen Hours - sort of a noir film, I think from the 50s ( probably not a 'great film' and yet riveting in its own way) Of course, when it comes to pointless alienation, there's the Graduate - not really a favorite of mine, btw, but certainly a prime example of that 'adrift for no reason' theme. Let me know if you wanna cheer up after this marathon, I have some good comedies in mind too :) |
Re: Great Movies About Inner Turmoil
Take Shelter
Anomalisa Melancholia Krisha Christiane F Leaving Las Vegas Lars and the Real Girl The Station Agent Pi Edward Scissorhands |
Opening Night (Cassavetes)
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Re: Great Movies About Inner Turmoil
The Snake Pit
The Three Faces of Eve |
The Hustler is a great film from 1961 starring Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott and Jackie Gleason. "Fast Eddie" Felson is certainly in turmoil over his psychology in pool playing. Of course Sarah turns out to have been in greater turmoil than the others.
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Originally Posted by ScarletLion (Post 2002437)
Take Shelter
Anomalisa Melancholia Krisha Christiane F Leaving Las Vegas Lars and the Real Girl The Station Agent Pi Edward Scissorhands I've seen almost all of your list and liked most that I saw, and decided to see "Christiane F", which I never saw, and didn't know I'd see David Bowie play one of my favorite songs live (!), as well as hearing some of his other stuff. Thanks for the recommendations! |
Re: Great Movies About Inner Turmoil
Before 1980
The Outsider (1961) - alcoholism / depression Days of Wine and Roses (1962) - alcoholism Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966) - alcoholism / depression The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) - depression, alienation A Woman Under the Influence (1974) - alcoholism / alienation / depression / mental illness |
Re: Great Movies About Inner Turmoil
Would definitely go for Midnight Cowboy and The Graduate as prime examples of alienation- not really inner turmoil for the latter but a kind of drifting.
As something pre-1960, I’d go for Peeping Tom (addiction/voyeurism sort of inner turmoil). |
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