Ever had a lump stuck in your throat for 2 hours?

Ever held in a scream you wanted to scream but couldn't because you were afraid you couldn't stop?

Ever seen an actor not acting, not performing, just being?

Ever seen a director do his utmost to tear out your soul, stomp on it only to rebuild it in the most bitter sweet way imaginable?

Ever lost someone, wanting them back so badly, living becomes a chore?

Ever grieved?

Ever felt so much love and responsibility it becomes unbearable?

Manchester by the Sea shows us a life, a real life, in all its ugly beauty. It uses the power only the most exemplary pieces of art possess, the power to…

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After Manchester by the Sea, Kenneth Lonergan's third feature film, the world stopped spinning. Of course, such an inherently hyperbolic statement comes from a place of personal connection, the typical gushing praise of having just encountered an "experience", but truly, its root is in the world which was painted before me. It seemed no different initially: seagulls swooping through the harsh winter winds, snow cascading onto the salted pavement, operatic groups of tenors and baritones providing an extraordinary backdrop for the ordinary. Such an environment exists, and it is still, uneventful, misshapen in its fractured neighborhoods and streets. It is also familiar. Familiar to people who wander a snowy path in search of late-night groceries. Familiar to people who…

We all grieve, yet we grieve in many different ways. A death can make a family stronger, or destroy it. Some people never get over a loss. Others, find a positive out of a negative, and use their experience to educate and help others. I'm envious of those who've never experienced a significant loss. That's probably why it's not the end of the world for me when a celebrity dies. It's okay if you get upset when a famous person passes. I've been upset by celeb death, but it's nothing like losing someone you love more than anything. That's why I loathe the month of March. This March, it's the 10 year anniversary and the 4 year anniversary of the…

I don’t really know what to say or how to rate this film. I’ve been unconsciously avoiding watching this just because of it’s lead actor, but it was added on netflix a couple of days ago and I decided to give it a try (because of lucas hedges too)

This film manages sadness in a way I’ve never seen before. It is there, and it is cruel, but it’s also subtly added and carefully treated. Beware, this film it’s centered around the concept of grieving but its mostly about Lee’s everything. He is the perfect character. He has been through hell, and he’s still standing. He is so used to sadness, he doesn’t even have to manage with it anymore.…

”It‘s okay“

Manchester by the sea ist Storytelling at it‘s best. Kenneth Lonergan erzählt eine unfassbar berührende Geschichte über Verlust, Trauer, Leben und Beziehungen. Casey Affleck spielt überragend und sein Charakter ist unheimlich tragisch. Auch Lucas Hedges spielt seinen Charakter phenomenal und wahnsinnig authentisch. Authentisch. Einer der wesentlichsten Gründe, wieso Lonergans mitreißendes Meisterwerk so gut funktioniert ist Authentizität. Die Geschichte wirkt als wäre sie direkt aus dem echten Leben gegriffen und nicht aus einem jener *echten* Leben, die Hollywood allzu oft meint zu präsentieren. In Manchester by the sea gibt es keinen einzigen kitschigen Moment, keine einzige erzwungene Emotion sondern lediglich die so oft abgrundtief hässliche Visage des Lebens, die einem volles Rohr in die Fresse kickt. Kenneth Lonergan schafft…