departures

[Pozer]

This movie was snubbed even by the Xixax Awards.

cos most watched it soundless.

[Pubrick]

This movie was snubbed even by the Xixax Awards.

cos most watched it soundless.

the rest were too busy dealing with sudden aids (in some cases accompanied by a sponteneous growth of a cunt), gas leaks, and an unknown number of other hexes made daily by pete.

[pete]

watch it; it's back up now.

[Captain of Industry]

A great companion film for Departures is Nora's Will aka Five Days Without Nora, a Jewish Mexican film which also contemplates the sanctity of life within the ritualism of grief.  It too has a tearful and life affirming denouement.

I'm not saying see Nora's Will instead.  I'm suggesting you see both.

[Lottery]

This was good but I couldn't bring myself to entirely love it. I don't want to say it came off as schmaltzy but perhaps it did at times. But overall it was charming, warm and fairly unique. It made something so beautiful and elegant out of something so sombre/grim. It also made it out to be rather funny too. 
I did quite appreciate its sense of humour as well as its ability to be so graceful and dignified.