esteban's death

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If you like Dancer in the Dark then watch Breaking the Waves (also by Lars von Trier) which is the most emotionally devestating film I have ever seen and features one of the greatest performances in film history, from Emily Watson.

Also watch Cria Cuervos which is a Spanish masterpiece directed by Carlos Sauras. Strozsek, directed by Werner Herzog, is also very emotional as are several Ingmar Bergman films such as Cries and Whispers, Fanny and Alexander, Autumn Sonata, Through a Glass Darkly, Scenes from a Marriage and his final film, Saraband. Almodovar has a few films that really get to me emotionally, in particular, Volver, Talk to Her and All About My Mother. The Passion of Joan of Arc, a silent film by Carl Dreyer, is also extremely affecting.

Some other emotionally charged films I have seen:
Nights of Cabiria (Fellini)
To Live (Kurosawa)
The Bad Sleep Well (Kurosawa)
Spirit of the Beehive (Erice)
REC (a Spanish horror film that is emotionally-charged, mostly fear, but has that "effect" that you might enjoy, in the style of Blair Witch Project)

just about how shocking it was (like a bolt out of the sky) I remember when he ran in front of the car before the play and thinking "how weird and kinda dumb it would be if he died this soon" and then he did but it made the movie brilliant.