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Post by spiderwort on Mar 16, 2017 17:19:01 GMT
A few for me:
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. . .The incredibly delicate scene when the young man comes to the door to collect money, and Blanche invites him inside, seeing in him her lost young husband. To me, there is not a more beautifully acted, directed or written scene in cinema. It's SO delicate, it feels like it would evaporate from the screen if you looked at it the wrong way.
ON THE WATERFRONT. . .The scene on the rooftop when Eva Marie Saint comes to see Brando and he explains to her about his pigeons. For me, the most delicate moment in that scene is when he offers her the bird's egg, and she takes it so tentatively, and so gently in her hands. It's clearly a moment about so much more than the simple exchange of a bird's egg; rather, two worlds and hearts meeting, with tenderness, in mystery.
TEA AND SYMPATHY. . .the moment near the end when Deborah Kerr says to John Kerr: "Years from now. . .when you talk about this. . .and you will. . .be kind." Such a tender, poignant, revelatory moment, after which all lives are changed.
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY. . .the moment at the dinner table when Roddy McDowell clears his throat after his brothers have left in anger and Donald Crisp says, "I know you're there, son." A simple line, after silence, that holds the world with love.
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Post by louise on Mar 16, 2017 17:56:31 GMT
charade - the scene with the old stamp seller who loves the incredibly rare stamps and doesn't care that he can't keep them "for a few minutes they were mine, that is enough" he says. his lack of greed, and the purity of his love for the rare and beautiful are very moving.
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Post by fangirl1975 on Mar 16, 2017 19:41:03 GMT
Bette Davis bonding with the daughter of the man she loves in Now Voyager.
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Post by marshamae on Mar 16, 2017 19:44:54 GMT
The Bird woman in Mary Poppins The Title song in Beauty and the Beast The Astaire Charisse DANCING IN THE DARK. From Band Wagon A Boy Like That and I have a love from West Side Story The last lines of Zefferelli's Romeo And Juliet intoned by Laurence Olivier. The man could make the phone book sound impressive ,but when he had good lines... A glooming peace this morning with it brings; The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head: For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
youtu.be/P5sZmLAUTBs
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Post by teleadm on Mar 16, 2017 20:21:47 GMT
Hachikô monogatari (1987) and it's remake Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) and Greyfriars Bobby (1961). I can't help it, but I'm a sucker for those kind of movies with animals.
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Post by jeffersoncody on Mar 16, 2017 20:35:34 GMT
A few for me: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. . .The incredibly delicate scene when the young man comes to the door to collect money, and Blanche invites him inside, seeing in him her lost young husband. To me, there is not a more beautifully acted, directed or written scene in cinema. It's SO delicate, it feels like it would evaporate from the screen if you looked at it the wrong way. ON THE WATERFRONT. . .The scene on the rooftop when Eva Marie Saint comes to see Brando and he explains to her about his pigeons. For me, the most delicate moment in that scene is when he offers her the bird's egg, and she takes it so tentatively, and so gently in her hands. It's clearly a moment about so much more than the simple exchange of a bird's egg; rather, two worlds and hearts meeting, with tenderness, in mystery. TEA AND SYMPATHY. . .the moment near the end when Deborah Kerr says to John Kerr: "Years from now. . .when you talk about this. . .and you will. . .be kind." Such a tender, poignant, revelatory moment, after which all lives are changed. HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY. . .the moment at the dinner table when Roddy McDowell clears his throat after his brothers have left in anger and Donald Crisp says, "I know you're there, son." A simple line, after silence, that holds the world with love. In THE ENGLISH PATIENT, the injured Katharine Clifton (Kristin Scott Thomas) waits in the swimming figure cave while de Almásy (Ralph Fiennes) walks to Cairo in an attempt to find help. "My darling. I'm waiting for you. How long is the day in the dark? Or a week? The fire is gone, and I'm horribly cold. I really should drag myself outside but then there'd be the sun. I'm afraid I waste the light on the paintings, not writing these words. We die. We die rich with lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we've entered and swum up like rivers. Fears we've hidden in - like this wretched cave. I want all this marked on my body. Where the real countries are. Not boundaries drawn on maps with the names of powerful men. I know you'll come carry me out to the Palace of Winds. That's what I've wanted: to walk in such a place with you. With friends, on an earth without maps. The lamp has gone out and I'm writing in the darkness."
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Post by mikef6 on Mar 16, 2017 20:50:29 GMT
All of my choices reveal the endings of the movies Spartacus, Dark Victory, and Only Yesterday The ending of “Spartacus” (1960): This is your son. And he’s FREE.
Bette Davis’ great death with dignity at the end of “Dark Victory” (1939) “Only Yesterday” (1991), anime from Studio Ghibli. A young woman finally comes to grips with her childhood and takes a train back to her lover as the end credits roll and the song “The Rose” plays on the soundtrack.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 16, 2017 20:50:48 GMT
The last scene between George and Lenny in "Of Mice and Men". They are talking about finally getting that farm of their own.
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"The" Song scene in Casablanca.
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Post by snsurone on Mar 16, 2017 20:56:26 GMT
The final scene in BEN HUR (1959) where Judah ascends the stairs in stunned silence as he sees hia mother and sister miraculously cured of leprosy.
Also, the ending of NOW, VOYAGER. Although I am openly anti-smoking, that last scene of Jerry lighting two cigarettes and then giving one to Charlotte, as the Max Steiner score soars, always brings a tear to my eye and a lump in my throat.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Mar 16, 2017 22:30:59 GMT
There are so many films that send a tear down my cheek, yes I've got to admit being a SNAG (sensitive new age guy)! just one from recent memory... Remember the Night (1940) A sensitive drama played out in the touching human terms of sentiment, tenderness and generosity. Lawyer, Jack (MacMurray) organizes bail and decides to take Lee, petty criminal (Stanwyck) home to spend Christmas with his family. She is warmly received by his cousin, aunt, and his mother, even after Jack reveals Lee's past. On New Year's Eve, Jack kisses Lee at a barn dance... A deeply moving scene within a heart-warming film is testament to the thoughtful direction from Mitchell Leisen, the perceptive writing of Preston Sturges and the remarkable emotional depth of talent from actress Barbara Stanwyck .
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Post by jervistetch on Mar 17, 2017 0:36:08 GMT
The last shot of CITY LIGHTS. The Tramp is in love with a blind flower girl who thinks he's a wealthy man. She gets her sight back and when she sees him for the first time she realizes he is, in fact, a Tramp. He doesn't know what she's going to think of him and the last shot is his face in anticipation of what will come next. It's love, shame, hope and fear all rolled into one look and it still stands as one of the great endings in film history. ![](http://facultywp.ccri.edu/jcole/files/2014/01/annex-chaplin-charlie-city-lights_nrfpt_01.jpg)
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Post by gunshotwound on Mar 17, 2017 0:57:18 GMT
To Kill a Mockingbird - When Scout is finally introduced to Boo Radley & also when Scout is told to stand in respect for her father at the end of the trial.
The Miracle Worker - When Helen Keller crawls into Annie Sullivan lap as she sits in a rocking chair at the end of the movie.
There are others but I cannot think of any more at this time.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2017 1:28:28 GMT
I know that the last movie that touched me deeply was Geraldine Page in "The Trip to Bountiful" 1985, be careful not to pair this with 'The Color Purple'.
Geraldine Page is a revelation in this role.
Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in 'To Have and Have Not' when she says "you do know how to whistle". That scene is electric and you can just feel the sparks flying between them, get's me everytime.
jervistetch mentioned the last shot in 'City Lights', was amazed myself when I first viewed that, actually surprised how often Chaplin managed to pull on my heart string, can't remember the name of the film that I watched last year it was around 1918 but he is so poor that he is faced with having to go and beg at a church revival but he just can't force himself to do it, the struggle that he shows with himself over it is at once comic genius and very moving.
I can understand why he was so popular, he was doing things on film, way ahead of it's time.
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Post by howardschumann on Mar 17, 2017 6:38:16 GMT
In “Fateless,” prisoners at Buchenwald line up in rows and are forced to stand in the cold without moving for hours. As some drop from exhaustion and others find the courage and strength to keep going, we hear the beautiful voice of Lisa Gerrard singing Ennio Morricone’s song “Return to Life.” in a moment that reaffirms the beauty that is everywhere and in all circumstances.
In the 1951 version of “Scrooge” (A Christmas Carol), a transformed Ebeneezer Scrooge (Alstair Sim) pays a surprise visit at Christmas to his nephew after ignoring him and his family for many years. As the folk song “Barbara Allen” is played in the background, we feel the spirit of redemption and forgiveness and the joy of Christmas.
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Post by neurosturgeon on Mar 17, 2017 13:35:13 GMT
I can't watch films with animals cause I am too bothered when something happens to them. But my people moments are:
Theresa Wright sending Gary Cooper off to say his farewell in "The Pride of the Yankees."
Rex Thompson as Robbie walking away in the snow on Christmas Eve after having given away his brothers and sisters. And if you didn't know, "All Mine to Give" is based on a real story.
Bette Davis saying goodbye to her dogs, Donald and Daffy, before going up to her room to die in "Dark Victory." (Okay, that was a pet moment, but they weren't the ones dying. And why were her dogs named after ducks?)
Julie Andrews in "Duet for One," when she is watching the video of her playing the Bruch Violin Concerto and realizing that her playing days are over.
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Post by pippinmaniac on Mar 17, 2017 13:55:23 GMT
"The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"-the ending scene.
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Post by BooRadley on Mar 18, 2017 20:53:24 GMT
Scenes that touch my heart and give me goosebumps every time.
From "To Kill a Mockingbird." After the trial when Atticus is leaving the courtroom, the gentleman that's up in the balcony with Scout informs her to, "stand up Scout, your father is passing."
From "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." When Mama Grape is telling Gilbert that "he is her knight in shimmering armour." Gilbert responds, "I think you mean shining." Mama answers, "no, I mean shimmering ... son, you have always shimmered."
From "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." Mama Grape, ashamed of her obesity, tells a visitor, "I haven't always been like this." Becky the visitor responds, "well I haven't always been like this either."
From "Sling Blade." The entire scene when Karl is explaining to Frank about his childhood and what happened to his little brother.
From "The Straight Story." Practically the entire movie. lol
From "The Color Purple." When Celie is finally reunited with her 2 children and her sister."
From "The Miracle Worker." The water-pump scene, when Helen finally communicates."
Another great post, Spidey !
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Post by gadolinium on Mar 18, 2017 21:11:30 GMT
The ending of City Lights.
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Post by teleadm on Mar 18, 2017 21:59:40 GMT
Just came to think of this one, Errol Flynn's and Olivia de Havilland's last scene together in They Died With Their Boots On, it is as if they knew that they were never going to work together ever again.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Mar 18, 2017 23:06:24 GMT
Another scene that comes to mind:
Princess Ann breaks protocol when asked what city she liked best on her European Tour and says words to the effect of "Rome. I liked ROME !"
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