It is your life. You are in it. But somewhere the connection loosened and you have not been able to find where. These films understand that particular distance. They do not rush to close it.
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Something in the framing keeps you at one remove -- which is where you already are.
Companionable distance
Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughout L.A. and his actions greatly influenced Danny. Reformed and fresh out of prison, Derek severs contact with the gang and becomes determined to keep Danny from going down the same violent path as he did.
Something in the framing keeps you at one remove -- which is where you already are.
Companionable distance
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Something in the framing keeps you at one remove -- which is where you already are.
Held at one remove
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Something in the framing keeps you at one remove -- which is where you already are.
Companionable distance
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..
Something in the framing keeps you at one remove -- which is where you already are.
Companionable distance
Held at one remove
Works with someone who does not need to talk through it with you.
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Something in the framing keeps you at one remove -- which is where you already are.
Companionable distance
At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
The emotional distance in this film is not a flaw. It is the exact quality you need tonight.
Held at one remove
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
Something in the framing keeps you at one remove -- which is where you already are.
Held at one remove
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.
Something in the framing keeps you at one remove -- which is where you already are.
Companionable distance
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
Something in the framing keeps you at one remove -- which is where you already are.
Held at one remove
The right film for the right state is a specific thing. These are specific.