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Breaking the Waves (1996)
Incredibly moving
This is both the most upsetting and the most beautiful movie I've seen in a long time. On the one hand, it points out all too clearly how crummy life can be--and how cruel some people are, too--but it also reminds us that we should find whatever small joys we can in the people we love. The underlying message, that love can conquer all, doesn't grant a typical happy ending here, but it does recognize Bess's strength and dignity. If you haven't seen this movie yet, do. And don't forget to keep the tissues handy.
Ruby in Paradise (1993)
This is my new all-time favorite
If there are words that are up to the task of describing this movie, I don't know what they are. Victor Nunez's understanding of what it's like to be a young, single woman trying to carve out a life for herself totally blows the idea that men and women are from different worlds out of the water. Watching "Ruby in Paradise" is like tailing along behind this woman as she goes through life, experiencing the mundane and profound moments mixed together and trying to figure out which is which. Ruby is wonderfully strong, brave, kind, and imperfect, and just the kind of woman that I want to be.