The “Film by the Sea” Festival (September 13-22, in Vlissingen (NL), will screen a large number of films in the category Cure and Care. The top 10, chosen from a longlist of 140 films, is headed by Mar Adentro from Alejandro Amenábar (2004). Other listings are:
2. One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Milos Forman (1975)
3. Amour by Michael Haneke (2012)
4. The Death of Mr Lazarescu by Cristi Puiu (2005)
5. Wit by Mike Nichols (2001)
6. Biutiful by Alejandro Inárritu (2010)
7. A Simple Life by Ann Hui (2011)
8. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Julian Schnabel (2007)
9. Contagion by Steven Soderbergh (2011)
10. Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa (1952)
The other films till nr 25 (in alphabetical order):
Away from Her – Sarah Polley (2006)
The ballad of Nayarama – Shôhei Imamura (1983)
Dead Ringers – David Cronenberg (1988)
The Elephant Man – David Lynch (1980)
Hable con ella – Pedro Almodóvar (2002)
Il y a longtemps que je t’aime – Philippe Claudel (2008)
Inside I’m Dancing – Damien O’Donnell (2004)
Intouchables – Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano (2011)
My Left Foot – Jim Sheridan (1989)
My Life Without Me – Isabel Coixet (2003)
Opname – Marja Kok, Erik van Zuylen (1979)
Planta 4a – Antonio Mercero (2004)
The Secret Life of Words – Isabel Coixet (2005)
Side Effects – Steven Soderbergh (2013)
Whose Life is it Anyway – John Badham (1981)
The full program will be available on Septemnber 1, 2013 at the festival website (English).