Disabilities
Living with 'disability' is a reality for many of us, yet seldom are disabled members of society seen on the big screen. Breakthrough hits like 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', 'My Left Foot' and 'Children of a Lesser God' illustrate the rich depth of experience and valuable stories that should be and are being told. From the bizarre ('Freaks') to the inspiring ('Mask') from the sweet ('Mozart and the Whale') to the tough as nails ('Murderball').
Stanley and Iris (1990)
Director: Martin Ritt
Starring: Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz
A sensitive film about illiteracy and isolation. Jane Fonda begins a wary relationship with Robert De Niro as she teaches him to read. Directed with f... Read more
Talk To Her (2002)
8/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Javier Camara, Dario Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Rosario Flores, Geraldine Chap...
In this ravishing tale of romantic obsession, loneliness and friendship, director Pedro Almodovar crafts a life affirming story of two tragic women an... Read more
Ten Empty (2007)
5.3/10
Director: Anthony Hayes
Starring: Daniel Frederiksen, Geoff Morrell, Lucy Bell, Tom Budge, Brendan Cowell, Blazey...
When his mother died tragically after a protracted mental illness, Daniel left home; now ten years later he is returning to his father's house to be G... Read more
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
8.1/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Teresa Wright, Dana Andrews, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Do...
One of Hollywood's best. Three men return home after WWII and must re-adjust to civilian life, to their families, to their own changed lives. Expertly... Read more
The Best Years of Our Lives (Blu-ray) (1946)
8/10
Director: William Wyler
Starring: Myrna Loy, Fredric March, Teresa Wright, Dana Andrews, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O'Do...
One of Hollywood's best. Three men return home after WWII and must re-adjust to civilian life, to their families, to their own changed lives. Expertly... Read more
The Black Balloon (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Elissa Down
Starring: Toni Collette, Luke Ford, Rhys Wakefield, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward
Toni Collette stars in this gentle yet unflinching look at a family strained by the pressures of caring for an autistic teenager. Told with humour and... Read more
The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)
5.7/10
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: John Travolta, Robert Reed, Ralph Bellamy
John Travolta's first starring role was in this made-for-TV tear-jerker, based on the true story of a young man whose life is one of total isolation.... Read more
The Butcher Boy (1998)
7.2/10
Director: Neil Jordan
Starring: Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Ian Hart, Sean McGinley
A blackly comic study of an Irish boy who doesn't have a chance in life; his father is a perpetual drunk, his mother a mentally fragile soul. Yet he g... Read more
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)
8/10
Director: Jeff Feuerzeig
Starring: Daniel Johnston, Matt Groening, Louis Black, etc ...
An astonishing and lovingly-made portrait of cult indie-pop singer/songwriter Daniel Johnston whose artistic talent went hand in hand with manic depre... Read more
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
8/10
Director: Julian Schnabel
Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josee Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick C...
Based on the best-selling memoir of the same name, this is the remarkable true story of Jean Dominic Bauby, wealthy playboy and editor of the French '... Read more