Movies and books about Grief

Claudia Llosa

Psychoanalytic analysis of the film La teta asustada (The Milk of Sorrow).   This film, directed by Peruvian filmmaker Claudia Llosa, tells the c…

Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

I watched it in three sittings. Each time for several minutes, taking breaks in between. During the breaks, I boiled my thoughts. I pondered deeply.Th…

Johan Renck

"We are now on dangerous ground. Because of our secrets and our lies. They practically define us. When the truth offends us, we lie, lie, until we can…

Greg Oliver

A young woman named Lourdes is consumed. By whom or what? Society, poverty, illness, her love for her son, her son’s death, and even herself. A Spanis…

Denis Villeneuve

The film Arrival is interesting in many contexts: a fresh perspective on the topic of alien life, the eternal philosophical question of the meaning of…

Kirill Serebrennikov

"So much for your Yuriev Day!" is what people say when unexpected events shatter their hopes for a happy outcome. This well-known folk saying, dating…

Bruce Joel Rubin

What do dying people teach us?They teach us how to live. Death is the key to lifeElisabeth Kübler-Ross  «My Life» (Eng. My Life) — drama by…