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The Straight Story
Why this pick
Lynch's other great work of humane simplicity: an unhurried, visually precise journey that finds dignity and deep feeling in a vulnerable outsider's quiet perseverance.
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MOVIE1980 2h 4m USA
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Kes
Why this pick
Its restrained realism and compassionate attention to a boy dismissed by everyone carry the same ache for a sensitive person fighting to preserve dignity in a cruel social world.
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Why this pick
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The Return of Martin Guerre
Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of kindness, intelligence and sophistication.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Michael Elphick
Night Porter
John Standing
Dr. Fox
Helen Ryan
Princess Alex
Lesley Dunlop
Nora
Pat Gorman
Fairground Bobby
Claire Davenport
Fat lady
Patsy Smart
Patsy Smart
Kathleen Byron
Lady Waddington