Comments on: Miracle Mile and the Cinema of Depression http://thefilmtalk.com/blog/miracle-mile-and-the-cinema-of-depression/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/miracle-mile-and-the-cinema-of-depression/#comment-808 Matt Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:36:30 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=193#comment-808 'Au Revoir Les Enfants' could be the most depressing film I've ever seen. 'Lilya 4-ever' would be a close second. 'Au Revoir Les Enfants' could be the most depressing film I've ever seen. 'Lilya 4-ever' would be a close second.

]]> By: Matthttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/miracle-mile-and-the-cinema-of-depression/#comment-807 Matt Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:36:30 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=193#comment-807 'Au Revoir Les Enfants' could be the most depressing film I've ever seen. 'Lilya 4-ever' would be a close second. 'Au Revoir Les Enfants' could be the most depressing film I've ever seen. 'Lilya 4-ever' would be a close second.

]]> By: kileyhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/miracle-mile-and-the-cinema-of-depression/#comment-806 kiley Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:22:36 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=193#comment-806 brazil...<br><br>dystopian movies bum me out for days... brazil…

dystopian movies bum me out for days…

]]> By: Philhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/miracle-mile-and-the-cinema-of-depression/#comment-805 Phil Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:50:13 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=193#comment-805 "Leaving Las Vegas"....I really liked this movie despite the incredibly depressing story.<br><br>I won't give away any spoilers this time, except to say that it also ends very realistically. “Leaving Las Vegas”….I really liked this movie despite the incredibly depressing story.

I won't give away any spoilers this time, except to say that it also ends very realistically.

]]> By: jettloehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/miracle-mile-and-the-cinema-of-depression/#comment-804 jettloe Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:18:40 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=193#comment-804 What gets me down What gets me down

]]> By: Tomhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/miracle-mile-and-the-cinema-of-depression/#comment-803 Tom Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:58:10 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=193#comment-803 Yep, agree with se7en - had me in shock for days, which I guess was the intention.<br><br>I tend to dislike horror films, particularly when everyone ends up dying futile deaths, they get me down rather than thrill and chill me. (I found out about the ending to The Mist and even reading about it depressed me, so there's no way I wish to sit through it, good or not.)<br><br>How about the Mike Leigh film Naked for full on depressing? I can't think of a more miserable couple of cinematic hours! An utter downer. In retrospect I'd love to see how they ever managed to put an appealing trailer for that. Yep, agree with se7en – had me in shock for days, which I guess was the intention.

I tend to dislike horror films, particularly when everyone ends up dying futile deaths, they get me down rather than thrill and chill me. (I found out about the ending to The Mist and even reading about it depressed me, so there's no way I wish to sit through it, good or not.)

How about the Mike Leigh film Naked for full on depressing? I can't think of a more miserable couple of cinematic hours! An utter downer. In retrospect I'd love to see how they ever managed to put an appealing trailer for that.

]]> By: Jamahttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/miracle-mile-and-the-cinema-of-depression/#comment-802 Jama Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:34:54 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=193#comment-802 'Same Time Next Year' has to be one of my favorites. '84 Charing Cross Road' with Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft is good for some tearful good times. <br><br>'Andreiv Rublev' depressed me so badly I wept for days and days, it still hurts to think about it. 'Babette's Feast' deeply moved me as well. Can movies change the world? I really don't think they can. I can be impacted personally by a film, but to say it changed the world... hmmmm.... 'Same Time Next Year' has to be one of my favorites. '84 Charing Cross Road' with Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft is good for some tearful good times.

'Andreiv Rublev' depressed me so badly I wept for days and days, it still hurts to think about it. 'Babette's Feast' deeply moved me as well. Can movies change the world? I really don't think they can. I can be impacted personally by a film, but to say it changed the world… hmmmm….

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