Melancholic films without violence

Silent Bruges

Bruges • Bittersweet • Post-World War I • Ambiguous • Color Film • Widower

1981 • Movie • BE, NL

Manchester by the Sea

Grieving Father • Bittersweet • Dealing With Grief • Intimate Framing • Toronto • Financial Success

2016 • Movie • US

Ho visto un uomo sull’albero che mi guardava

Elderly Woman • Interior • Hospital Setting • Drama • Natural Lighting • Close-Up

2020 • Short • DE

Onegin

Imperial Russia • Countryside • Unfulfilled Love • Unrequited Love • Period Drama • Liv Tyler

1999 • Movie • US, GB

We Won't Grow Old Together

Bittersweet • Breakup • Divorced Man • Young Woman • Marlène Jobert (Actress) • Midlife Crisis

1972 • Movie • IT, FR

Forget Me Not

Hopeful • Old Man • Self-Discovery • Facing Fears • Katarina Lundquist (Director) • Troll'S Departure

2018 • Short

Usfahrt Oerlike

Grief • Martha • Open-Ended • Dog Missing • Loss And Grief • Animal Companion

2018 • Movie

Cold War

Post-World War Ii • Suicide Metaphor • Stalinism • Musical • Historical • United Kingdom

2018 • Movie • GB, FR, PL

The Physics of Sorrow

Reminiscence • Ambiguous • Identity • Cultural Transition • Bulgaria • Golden Sheaf Award

2019 • Short • FR, CA

Generasi 90an: Melankolia

Bittersweet • Post-2010 • Forming New Bonds • Abby • Taskya Namya • Contemporary

2020 • Movie • ID

Ivul

Climbs Onto Roof • Refuses To Descend • Social Rejection • House Roof • Drama

2007 • Movie • CH, FR

The Girl and Death

Nina • Open-Ended • Nostalgic • Melancholic • Nicolai

2012 • Movie • RU, DE, NL

Grandpa Walrus

Family Gathering • Melancholic • Bittersweet • Grandpa'S Death • Fragmented • Family

2018 • Short • FR

Die wahre Schönheit

Fear Of Failure • Urban Setting • Family Home • Theo • Depression • Ambiguous

2019 • Movie • DE

Gatao: The Last Stray

Parting • Tragic Ending • Little Seven • Encounter At Banquet • Gatao: The Last Stray • Love And Separation

2021 • Movie • TW

Fathers and Daughters

Emotional Healing • Posthumous Award • 2010S • Daughter • Fathers And Daughters • Adults

2015 • Movie • IT, US

Du bruit dans la tête

Laura • Meeting With Simon • Hosting Simon • Contemporary • Geneva

2008 • Movie • CH

Yokihi - Princess Yang Kwei Fei

Tragic Ending • Historical Sites • Corruption Scandal • General • Slow-Paced • Tang Dynasty China

1955 • Movie • HK, JP

Fig Jam

Istanbul • Following Duygu • Urban Istanbul • Hopeful • Fig Jam • Nighttime Encounter

2011 • Movie • TR

The Beekeeper - O melissokomos

Tragic • Journey • Wife • 1980S Greece • Suffering • Reflective

1987 • Movie • IT, FR, GR