tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post3152871614266433378..comments2024-03-27T02:51:33.336-07:00Comments on Finding Myself in Hoboken: Movies To Cry ForMary Loishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-20514358763708053402010-02-26T08:37:23.165-08:002010-02-26T08:37:23.165-08:00I love movies that make me laugh and cry at the sa...I love movies that make me laugh and cry at the same time. When my daughter and I saw "Joy Luck Club" in '94, we could hardly walk out of the theater. We weren't the only ones, either. I found the book equally moving.<br /><br />As for "Bridges..." I, too, have seen it recently (again). It always makes me cry; I guess I must love the experience because I'm often surprised at what I'll cry at.Peg Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021730023939367522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-41986366380352872582010-01-24T14:42:04.822-08:002010-01-24T14:42:04.822-08:00Don't make me cry, Jacques Mullet. It was in a...Don't make me cry, Jacques Mullet. It was in another country and in another time. But most people find it much more difficult to cry at a stage play than at a movie. So, thank you for that!Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-34911804366707014732010-01-24T09:39:58.973-08:002010-01-24T09:39:58.973-08:00Sure, I do. But not because of empathy with charac...Sure, I do. But not because of empathy with characters. Rather, it is due to the person's efforts at playing a character. Stories of success and tragedy are all around unceasingly, but personal<br />interacton, with those who actually go beyond reality in character, causes an empathic response from me in their success of it. When realizing that effort has caused me to 'believe' or suspend my disbelief, tears roll. I have difficulty controlling my voice. I find the effect annoying since I have to do oral critiques, ya know. Movie crying is more for the story and no so much for the actual people/actors. <br />I remember that our efforts in "Dancing at Lughnasa" drew many tears in the tiny, awkward 3/4 stage space of Theatre 98. I remeber ML saying that Merril S. was in the movie.<br />My response was......for you.jaques mulletnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-39146429306609929062010-01-22T03:08:41.367-08:002010-01-22T03:08:41.367-08:00"It takes a big man to cry, but it takes an e..."It takes a big man to cry, but it takes an even bigger man to laugh at that man" -Doug Campbell<br /><br /><br />...and I suppose it takes a very small man to post surly but anonymous commentary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-21209882101787223102010-01-21T12:49:25.300-08:002010-01-21T12:49:25.300-08:00"Iris" I know is sad, because of the sub..."Iris" I know is sad, because of the subject matter--and I've avoided it. "On Golden Pond" was as sad for the underlay of the Fondas trying to deal with each other at last as it was for its own sake. I found it sad too, but not bawling-out-loud sad.<br /><br />There's a beautiful movie in which Julie Christie is put in an assisted living facility as she's developing Alzheimer's--I think it's called "Away from Her," but it's not so much sad as touching, very very touching.Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-14481130075774707752010-01-21T12:21:03.682-08:002010-01-21T12:21:03.682-08:00On Golden Pond was quite sad, in my opinion.On Golden Pond was quite sad, in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-36858773635135333972010-01-21T02:47:59.096-08:002010-01-21T02:47:59.096-08:00My all-time fav is "An Affair to Remember&quo...My all-time fav is "An Affair to Remember". I, too, saw "Back Street" and shed many tears. The strange thing is that we belong to Netflix and I asked for "Back Street" and they do not have it. Oh well.ItalianConnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-83611205772497205692010-01-20T19:06:18.424-08:002010-01-20T19:06:18.424-08:00Old Yeller was quite the tear-jerker as well.Old Yeller was quite the tear-jerker as well.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807012460779756615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-87509063443178206392010-01-20T17:04:49.684-08:002010-01-20T17:04:49.684-08:00Oh, yeah, all those 1950's Lana Turner tearjer...Oh, yeah, all those 1950's Lana Turner tearjerkers like <i>Imitation of Life</i>! <br /><br />I never saw them. Maybe that's why I didn't respond to <i>The Bridges of Madison County</i>. I probably cried at <i>Tammy and the Bachelor.</i>Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-83371970160721193142010-01-20T16:59:00.930-08:002010-01-20T16:59:00.930-08:00When I was a teenager I saw the movie "Back S...When I was a teenager I saw the movie "Back Street" with Susan Hayward and I think John Gavin. I cried so hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680602048847357735.post-26412131492052007952010-01-20T11:07:52.791-08:002010-01-20T11:07:52.791-08:00The movie "Iris", I saw it Sunday Night...The movie "Iris", I saw it Sunday Night on PBS I think... Judi Dench played the life of Iris Murdoch, the most accurate portrayal.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13344019865877813386noreply@blogger.com