09 February 2010

Bethylene's Top Ten Most Serious, Most Thought-provoking Movies

Water
Because beautiful prostitute stories don't get any sadder.

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Because you cannot outrun your past.

Paris, je t'aime
Because the sad stories are interspersed with happy stories, so the experience never lapses into bathos.

Osama

Because periods are evil.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Because, once again, Sidney Poitier is the man.

The Yacoubian Building

Because everyone's a victim.

Annie Hall
Because we never really listen.

Volver
Because we most often lie to ourselves.

Gandhi
Because he fathered a nation.

La Historia Oficial
Because evil government child-stealers also abuse their wives.

Also really serious: Inch'Allah Dimanche, To Kill a Mockingbird, Brodeuses (Sequins), Khoya Khoya Chand

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