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    Post dates are when I watched, parenthetical dates are the year of US release (aka Oscar eligibility).

2/28/2009

The Guitar (2008)

A depressed and lonely woman finds out that she's got about a month to live and, well, sets about living her life in a very non-movie "month to live" way.

Something about this just struck a chord with me. I felt like I understood what she was doing, even though none of it was predictable. Maybe it's what I think I might do with weeks to live -- hole up alone and indulge in home shopping extravagance in a way I'd never allow when the eventual bills would be my personal problem. That certainly sounds more like me than skydiving and whirlwind trips abroad.

And then the ending! The ending! I got it. I loved it.

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