1. Cries and Whispers - Agnes' diary entry about experience of the fleeting moment of perfection she experiences with her sisters and Anna just tears my heart apart. It is the most poignant ending to a film that I have ever seen.
2. Nights of Cabiria - The ending really shows just how strong Maria is as she continues to face the world and all of its cruelty, not letting herself become bitter by succumbing to it.
3. Scenes from a Marriage - Marianne awakening from a nightmare and going into a monologue about how individuals are merely lost in the world and being comforted by Johan was a very tender moment that we do not get during any other part of the film except for the ending. It really showed just how much they had grown to care one another after they had become more truthful to one another even if it brought them much strife and agony.
4. Saraband - The ending with Liv Ullmann crying and alone just really rips me apart. It makes me think about old age and being close to one's own death, how everything no matter what we try to do will fade away, even those we love the most.
5. The Green Ray - Eric Rohmer's film is just magical for me. I don't know if there's another character I resonate more with in any other film that I have seen. Delphine is so me in many ways. She's introverted, lost, hopeful, a bit of a loner. She doesn't want instant gratification. She strives for more meaningful connections but cannot seem to find them anywhere. This film really depicts the quiet despair that I think we as human beings experience on a daily basis. To see her finally connect with someone at the end of the film, meeting by a mere chance encounter, and experiencing the green ray phenomenon together was a beautiful moment because it symbolizes that Delphine, even if just for a fleeting moment, has found someone that feels exactly the same way she does, someone that sees the world the way she does. For a moment she is not alone.
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Rainer90
10 years ago
I also think the ending of The Mirror is really poignant with the young mother looking directly at the camera and she sheds a tear to then switching to the same character as an elderly woman walking away from the home with the children. Really powerful.
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