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DAVE'S TOP 10 MOVIES SEEN IN 2017 #1 HEAL THE LIVING

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Channel: daveinprogress3 · 2017 · Howto & Style

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Over 100 movies watched in 2017 and 'Heal The Living' tops my list! This is an extraordinary cinematic experience. I don't think I've been as profoundly moved by a film for many decades. There is such beauty and sadness; kindness and tragedy; inexplicable loss and infinite hope all essayed in this French contemporary tale. The ensemble cast is superb especially Anne Dorval (such a contrast to her work in 'Mommy') and Tahar Rahim whose work here is exemplary as a sensitive medico and really envelopes the spirit of this narrative. I loved the way the film was shot and the gentle way it tracked its necessary joining of the dots to its conclusion. I was surprised at my ability to watch the very explicit surgical sequences as I am normally squeamish on even a needle going into the skin, but I was spellbound by this movie from beginning to end. I simply cried a river during and after the credits rolled. On the bus on the way home I was still tearing up; such was the power of this experience. It may not be everyone's 'cuppa tea' but 'Heal The Living' was as near to a perfect score as I give. A movie so great that it sits alongside 'The Life of Pi' or 'Hugo' as recent examples of my #1 film of the year. 'Heal the Living' is a trans-formative, indelible piece of art. For me that is what cinema is all about!

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