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The Hundred-Foot Journey
Why this pick
Like Last Holiday, it uses food, hospitality, and a gorgeous European setting to make a warm, uplifting story about taking chances and growing into a long-delayed dream.
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MOVIE2006 1h 52m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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The Holiday
Why this pick
A polished, cosy escape in which a change of place lets guarded people reset their lives, pursue romance, and rediscover everyday pleasures with buoyant warmth.
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Under the Tuscan Sun
Why this pick
Its sunlit travel fantasy and gently comic reinvention arc share Last Holiday’s pleasure in watching an initially cautious woman embrace a fuller, more spontaneous life.
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Why this pick
This generous ensemble pairs a destination-hotel setting with late-life fresh starts, romance, and a similarly comforting belief that life can open up unexpectedly.
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Why this pick
A kind-hearted working woman follows an improbable aspiration into a glamorous world, retaining the same feel-good mix of wish fulfilment, dignity, and earned confidence.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Georgia Byrd, an employee in the cookware department at Kragen's Department Store in New Orleans, is a shy, unassuming woman who longs to cook professionally, and who records her dreams of a better life in a journal labeled "Possibilities". It is the Christmas holiday season. While flirting with a co-worker named Sean Williams, she bumps her head on a cabinet door and is taken to the store's health center for a CAT scan. There, she is told by company physician Dr. Gupta she has several brain tumors resulting from a rare neurological disorder called List of fictional diseases#In film. Since her Health maintenance organization will not cover the exorbitant cost of an operation, Georgia resigns herself to the fact she has only a few weeks to live, quits her job, liquidates her assets, and sets off on a dream vacation at the deluxe Grandhotel Pupp in the spa city of Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Alicia Witt
Ms. Buns
Gérard Depardieu
Chef Didier
Zina Blahusova
Grand Dame
Giancarlo Esposito
Senator Dillings
Jane Adams
Rochelle
Queen Latifah
Georgia Byrd
LL Cool J
Sean Matthews
Timothy Hutton
Matthew Kragen