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
Last updated on Jun 12, 2014; source