As a great fan of Local Hero and that type of film, would you be willing to share a list of movies that are your favorite "magical", "feel good" movies? I think I'm going to just go and watch this movie again. Thanks for all your great reviews and analyses.
As a great fan of Local Hero and that type of film, would you be willing to share a list of movies that are your favorite "magical", "feel good" movies? I think I'm going to just go and watch this movie again. Thanks for all your great reviews and analyses.
Yes. Obviously your mileage may vary on these:
-- The Station Agent
-- Happy Go Lucky
-- Life is Sweet
-- Big Night
-- Whale Rider
-- Shaun the Sheep
-- Good Morning (Ozu)
-- I Know Where I'm Going
-- You Can't Take It With You
-- Say Anything ...
-- A Walk in the Clouds
-- Leningrad Cowboys Go America
-- Best in Show
-- Searching for Bobby Fischer
-- The Palm Beach Story
-- My Father's Glory/My Mother's Castle
-- Moonstruck
-- The Before Trilogy
-- One from the Heart
-- Shadows in Paradise
-- True Stories
-- Cinema Paradiso
-- Metropolitan
Thank you, Josh, for your generous list. May I return the favor and offer you a short list of some of my favorite "feel good" "magical" films?
-- Love Me Tonight, 1932
-- Meet Me in St. Louis, 1944
-- Our Vines Have Tender Grapes, 1945
-- Life with Father, 1947
-- I Remember Mama, 1948
-- The Secret of Roan Inish, 1994
-- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, 2018
-- Ladies in Black, 2018
-- Fisherman's Friends, 2019
If you only have time to check one, I suggest the Australian movie, Ladies in Black.