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The Sweet Hereafter
Why this pick
Its wintry stillness, fractured family perspectives, and restrained grief echo The Ice Storm’s cool, precise portrait of adults and children damaged by emotional distance.
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MOVIE1997 1h 52m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
Like The Ice Storm, it observes domestic life with patient, unsentimental detail, letting buried resentment and parental anguish accumulate into devastating tension.
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The Squid and the Whale
Why this pick
Its period suburban setting and child-level view of adult selfishness make for a painful, darkly funny companion to Ang Lee’s family disintegration.
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A Separation
Why this pick
A rigorously observed family crisis built from conflicting private truths, moral compromises, and the quiet ways adult choices burden children.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Set over Thanksgiving weekend, 1973, the film centers around two families: the Hoods (Ben and Elena and their children, Paul and Wendy) and their neighbors, the Carvers (Jim and Janey, and their children, Mikey and Sandy).
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kevin Kline
Ben Hood
Joan Allen
Elena Hood
Sigourney Weaver
Janey Carver
Henry Czerny
George Clair
Tobey Maguire
Paul Hood
Christina Ricci
Wendy Hood
Elijah Wood
Mikey Carver
Adam Hann-Byrd
Sandy Carver