Criterion Collection Themes - Tearjerkers

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There is a genre of classic films that, finely crafted as they are, we remember first and foremost for their ability to wring tears from us. Can one even think of Leo McCarey’s Make Way for Tomorrow or Vittorio De Sica’s Umberto D. without immediately recalling their beyond poignant ultimate scenes? And what would Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru or Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory be without those final waterworks (the characters’ and ours)? From Ozu family sagas to Sirk melodramas, we have a large selection of titles for those looking for a little cinematic catharsis. So come and cry along with Criterion.

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    Angst essen Seele auf

    1974 — a.k.a. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, in 13 top lists Check
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    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
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    Kimi to wakarete

    1933 — a.k.a. Apart from You, in 1 top list Check
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    Au hasard Balthazar

    1966 — a.k.a. Au Hasard Balthazar, in 18 top lists Check
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    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
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    Sanma no aji

    1962 — a.k.a. An Autumn Afternoon, in 9 top lists Check
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    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
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    I bambini ci guardano

    1943 — a.k.a. The Children Are Watching Us, in 2 top lists Check
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    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
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    Cría cuervos

    1976 — a.k.a. Cría Cuervos, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
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    Dying at Grace

    2003, in 5 top lists Check
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    Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick

    2008 — a.k.a. Everlasting Moments, in 2 top lists Check
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    Yogoto no yume

    1933 — a.k.a. Every-Night Dreams, in 1 top list Check
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    Germania anno zero

    1948 — a.k.a. Germany Year Zero, in 11 top lists Check
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    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Ice Storm

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
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    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
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    Kapò

    1960, in 3 top lists Check
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    Kes

    1969, in 11 top lists Check
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    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
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    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
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    Magnificent Obsession

    1954, in 2 top lists Check
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    Make Way for Tomorrow

    1937, in 16 top lists Check
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    Mouchette

    1967, in 10 top lists Check
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    Mitt liv som hund

    1985 — a.k.a. My Life as a Dog, in 7 top lists Check
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    I figli di nessuno

    1951 — a.k.a. Nobody's Children, in 2 top lists Check
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    El Norte

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
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    Subarashiki nichiyôbi

    1947 — a.k.a. One Wonderful Sunday, in 1 top list Check
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    Hitori musuko

    1936 — a.k.a. The Only Son, in 6 top lists Check
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    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
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    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
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    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
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    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
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    Milyang

    2007 — a.k.a. Secret Sunshine, in 9 top lists Check
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    Senso

    1954, in 12 top lists Check
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    Aruitemo aruitemo

    2008 — a.k.a. Still Walking, in 7 top lists Check
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    L'heure d'été

    2008 — a.k.a. Summer Hours, in 3 top lists Check
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    Chichi ariki

    1942 — a.k.a. There Was a Father, in 3 top lists Check
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    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
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    Tôkyô boshoku

    1957 — a.k.a. Tokyo Twilight, in 5 top lists Check
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    Tormento

    1950, in 1 top list Check
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    Nijûshi no hitomi

    1954 — a.k.a. Twenty-Four Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
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    Umberto D.

    1952, in 16 top lists Check
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    Les parapluies de Cherbourg

    1964 — a.k.a. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, in 18 top lists Check
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    L'angelo bianco

    1955 — a.k.a. The White Angel, in 2 top lists Check
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    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
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