helena Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Life is hectic and I'd like to relax with a pot of tea all week and fold/iron laundry. :) So can you think of any movies that are slow, quiet, peaceful, or intense but kind of quiet and slow ;), anything along that vein? For example Strangers in Good Company http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102993/ Enchanted April http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101811/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Andromeda Strain http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769/combined Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Searching for Bobby Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 go for oldies - they took time to develop the story. one of my favorites - the Philadelphia story with cary grant, Katharine Hepburn, and jimmy stewart. lots of witty repartee. you might also like it happened on fifth avenue - which is actually a Christmas movie I saw this season for the first time, and it is a keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 It isn't fiction but the french documentary To Be and To Have is slow and engaging. It is about a one room schoolhouse in France. We really, really liked it, and recommend it often. But, we always have to warn people that it is a bit slow. Pretty in Pink Say Anything Any movie directed by Whit Stillman. Nothing seems to happen, but when it is done it feels like everything happened but you aren't quit sure what, lol. I have seen Barcelona and Metropolitan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Bottle Shock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 How Green Was My Valley, 1941 Since You Went Away, 1944 Nice, slow character development. These are two of my favorite older movies. Not sure how quiet you'll think they are. ETA: I also like Life With Father. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Out of Africa Fiddler on the Roof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 On Golden Pond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Ariel Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 The Trip to Bountiful http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trip_to_Bountiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Departures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion...I love me some Jane Austen when I need to relax (and heal.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 All the Mornings of the World Ushpizin Haute Cuisine Tim's Vermeer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Life is hectic and I'd like to relax with a pot of tea all week and fold/iron laundry. :) So can you think of any movies that are slow, quiet, peaceful, or intense but kind of quiet and slow ;), anything along that vein? For example Strangers in Good Company http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102993/ Enchanted April http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101811/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Andromeda Strain http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769/combined Thanks! Andromeda Strain? I remember it well, and it was very intense! Great movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleEJ Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 My moms favorites when she is in that mood are Dirty Dancing and The Shawshank Redemption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 The Wings of the Dove Notting Hill Twister- just kidding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Out of Africa It Happened One Night A River Runs Through It Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 This one might be too intense, but the soundtrack is lovely: The Mission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxie Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 500 Days of Summer. Sweet love story told in an interesting way, beautiful filming and I'd wear ANY of the clothes Zoey D. wears in the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Another thought, what about something like Bleak House? Quite a few hours to watch, and some people find it incredibly slow, but we loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 This one might be too intense, but the soundtrack is lovely: The Mission Yes, this movie is far too intense to be classified as "quiet and slow", but the theme music is "Nella Fantasia" and is very restorative. Here's a youtube link to Chloe from Celtic Woman, singing it with her dad playing the oboe in the background. :) http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_videos&search_query=nella+fantasia+theme+chloe&search_sort=relevance&search_category=0&page= Another quiet and slow movie: Ladies in Lavender with Judi Dench & Maggie Smith. Jane Austen adaptions are my "restorative" movie genre of choice, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Persuasion...I love me some Jane Austen when I need to relax (and heal.) I see two versions of Persuasion - 1995 and 2007. Which do you prefer? (I prefer as close to the book as possible.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Chariots of Fire To Sir With Love Because of Winn Dixie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Barry Lyndon. Not my favorite, but the director invented a special camera to shoot in candle light... Man from Snowy River. Just kidding. (I've never been able to get thru that one--it's not only slow, it's BORRRING.) That one with Brad Pitt that takes place over years and years--ummmm...oh yes--Legends of The Fall (it's my go-to Se2y Brad movie). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I can't remember what it's called, but there's some documentary on Netflix that follows a bunch of monks who have taken a vow of silence. It was interesting, but it doesn't get much slower and more peaceful than silent monks. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Summer Magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 "Mostly Martha." Love this movie and it's on Amazon instant streaming. Departures Searching for Bobby Fisher I love both of these movies, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I see two versions of Persuasion - 1995 and 2007. Which do you prefer? (I prefer as close to the book as possible.) The one with Ciaran Hinds of course, silly! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I'll second A River Runs Through It. If you can stand to sit through it. I remember watching it thinking, "Now, it's going to get going." ........."Now, something's going to happen." ......."Maybe NOW." Nope, nothing ever happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Another vote for Out of Africa....*sigh* my go-to movie when on the couch sick... Legends of the Fall is good too and some serious eye-candy! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I see two versions of Persuasion - 1995 and 2007. Which do you prefer? (I prefer as close to the book as possible.) 1995! Movies I recommend: On a Clear Day (not on a Clear Day You Can See Forever) Waking Ned Divine Calendar Girls (might be not as slow as you want, but such a great movie!) Pride and Prejudice (the BBC miniseries and the 2005 movie) Billy Elliot The Notebook (don't judge me!) The Help The Secret Life of Bees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalmia Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Smoke Signals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 A couple of lovely foreign films come to mind: The Way Home (Korean) Children of Heaven (Iranian) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I really enjoyed the Norwegian film "Troubled Water". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Local Hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 The Anne of Green Gables series or the Road to Avonlea series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 The Road Home It is a Chinese movie with English subtitle. Beautifully done. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235060/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalLynn Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Oh we love The Secret Life of Bees! Love! We just watched Nebraska on dvd from Netflix. It has some bad language, but it is an excellent character-driven movie. Even my 14 year old daughter liked it. I also just watched Becket on Netflix streaming. I recently read a biography about Eleanor of Aquitane and wanted to learn more about that period. It was really slow moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Color of Paradise done by the same director that did Children of Heaven has been dh and my favorite Iranian movie. Very very good story line and beautifully done. Can't recommend enough! Also, Painted Veil is simply awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Babette's Feast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Life is hectic and I'd like to relax with a pot of tea all week and fold/iron laundry. :) I'm sorry. I'm confused at this contradiction in your sentence. Perhaps a typo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thanks for all the suggestions! Some I've seen, many I haven't. I'll be loading up my queue tonight and putting a few movies on hold at the library. :) just watched Kon Tiki this week. It was good and slow. The Sheltering Sky was a quiet and slow movie if I remember right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 I'm sorry. I'm confused at this contradiction in your sentence. Perhaps a typo? :) I get in the zone when I iron. I love it. Haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I can't remember what it's called, but there's some documentary on Netflix that follows a bunch of monks who have taken a vow of silence. It was interesting, but it doesn't get much slower and more peaceful than silent monks. ;) Into the Great Silence. It took 16 years between the time the monks were asked to be filmed and the time when the monks finally said, "Yes, you can film." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Smoke Signals Just watched this. I LOVE this movie! Makes me remember Bagdad Cafe, that was a mellow one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 A Room With A View Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 A Room With A View I was just going to post that! Love it, and it's still just as good as when I first watched it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 I'll second A River Runs Through It. If you can stand to sit through it. I remember watching it thinking, "Now, it's going to get going." ........."Now, something's going to happen." ......."Maybe NOW." Nope, nothing ever happened. I like movie like that sometimes. Almost painful to get through. :) I watched The Horse Whisperer for the first time last month. That was a snoozer. But I liked it! I've been meaning to watch A River Runs Through it. For like, 20 years... :lol: Hmm... I wonder what year that came out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 A League of Their Own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamzanne Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Babette's Feast This is the movie I thought of instantly. It is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Two I was going to mention -- Babette's Feast and A Room with a View -- were mentioned. Oh, and Ushpizin and Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Love those! What about Driving Miss Daisy Quartet (Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, et al.) High Noon (suspenseful, but slow) Waking Ned Devine (leisurely until the climax) Foreign and older and mini-series were good suggestions. Oh, these are NOT to be missed: The Shop around the Corner Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949; Alec Guinness plays 8 different parts) The Ladykillers (1955, w/Peter Sellers and Alec Guinness) Much Ado about Nothing (Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves) Arsenic and Old Lace (Cary Grant) Oooh -- Roman Holiday (Audrey Hepburn) Twelve Angry Men Mr Smith Goes to Washington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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