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In the spring time, you want to finally shed 100 layers of clothes, walk more in the fresh air and travel, and also make romantic surprises and generally fall in love. That's why there are many spring movies about romance, but our selection is more about the aesthetics and emotions of spring and early summer.
Nature gives so much to people, but we should appreciate and notice these gifts. Let spring outside the window and beautiful film footage give you peace of mind and inspiration for travel, change or creativity.
1. "The Secret Garden" (The Secret Garden, 2020)
Mary is an orphan who lives with her strange uncle in an estate. He has nothing to do with the girl, because he himself is experiencing the loss of his wife and the illness of his son. All the inhabitants of the estate are gloomy and joyless, so the child is bored in such company. By chance, Mary discovers a magical garden that no one has noticed.
Not only does everything grow and bloom there, but dreams also come true. Even if you want to make a friend or cure a deadly disease. A sea of flowers, love for nature and family heal even broken hearts.
2. "The Watchman's Canoe" (The Watchman's Canoe, 2018)
Jett moves to the reservation and among the forests, trees and rivers realizes that she has begun to understand the language of nature. As a newcomer in the village, the child suffers from hooligans, and calls to his protection... trees. It is definitely special, and there is an invisible connection with nature.
The girl told about her secret only to the local watchman. Only he took the girl's gift seriously. Together, they must go on a spiritual journey in which Jett learns to manage his emotions and his superpowers.
3. "My thoughts are quiet", 2019
Sound engineer Vadim wants to go to Canada, but for this he needs to record the voice of a rare Rakhiv mallard. You can catch a bird only in a certain period. Now not only the opportunity to get a good job depends on finding a mallard, but also to close a loan for tooth repair. So the young man has enough motivation to walk through the swamps on the border!
A film with an unsurpassed performance by Irma Vitovska, real dialogues between a son and a mother, and problems that are painfully familiar to Ukrainians. But the story is not only about the mother-son relationship. Go on a trip to Ukraine and get acquainted with the sounds of nature and the voices of animals.
4. "Big Fish" (Big Fish, 2003)
A fairy tale for adults with deep meaning and eye-pleasing visuals from Tim Burton. William Bloom loses his father, and realizes how little he knew about him. The old man often told amazing stories from his travels, but it was difficult to believe them. Meeting and befriending a giant, a living forest, working in a circus, Siamese twins and the story of an amazing love for a lifetime.
It took William a long time to finally understand: his father was a truly great man and had lived exciting adventures. And the fairy tales were not invented at all.
Interestingly, in the famous shot with thousands of daffodils, the flowers were real, and the crew spent several days planting them. Such certification is not comparable to the banal "101 roses".
5. "Marie Antoinette" (Marie Antoinette, 2005)
Sofia Coppola's historical drama will transport you to the beautiful scenery of Versailles. In the movie, Marie Antoinette is a young and charming girl who wants to have fun, sleep more, and party. But at the age of 19, the girl had to leave home and become the wife of Louis, later the queen of France. Behind the entertainment, games and lavish receptions, Marie-Antoinette does not notice that revolutionary moods are emerging on the streets of France.
The life story of Marie Antoinette is adapted for today's young people. A designer worked on the clothes and shoes for the film, and it would be a very unusual collection for our time.
6. "Eat, Pray, Love" (Eat, Pray, Love, 2010)
Writer Liz goes on a world trip after divorcing her husband. He leaves his career, home and prospects for life itself: delicious Italian food, spiritual mentorship in India and a new page in a relationship in Bali. She tastes unusual local fruits, meets people in pubs and on the streets, visits temples and gets acquainted with the beauty of nature in different parts of the world.
Every step, song of birds, discovery of something new better reveals Liz Gilbert herself. Often it is necessary to change hundreds of locations and circumstances in order to discover different aspects of oneself. The story of Julia Roberts as Liz Gilbert is about inspiration, self-discovery and the courage to be happy at any age and in any circumstance, because every woman deserves it.
7. "Van Gogh. At Eternity's Gate" (At Eternity's Gate, 2018)
What do you know about Van Gogh? A famous artist who depicted sunflowers and a starry night? A madman who cut off his own ear? The biography of the famous artist is depicted in more than one tape, but this one shows the last years of Van Gogh in the cities of Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise in France. He moved there from Paris to live among nature. Among the beauty, Van Gogh created one masterpiece after another, and this became the most productive period of his work.
Van Gogh saw and felt the beauty of nature and the world. The land, flowers, trees, sky and mountains in the film are also an important part of the script. It is through their perception that the artist's talent is revealed. During filming, more than 100 copies of Van Gogh's paintings were created, and in all frames the actors actually painted without doubles.
Spring aesthetic films from a selection of different genres and with such dissimilar characters. Choose the one you like today. Fantasy, drama, biography or Ukrainian comedy? In each you will see the beauty of nature with a different mood. Open a new movie after a walk, in a hotel on vacation or in the country and get to know the world through art!
