10 Movies About Life, Time and the Power of Chance

4º – The Remains of the Day (James Ivory, 1993)We will follow some moments of the life of a butler of an important family of century XX, glimpsing its rigid moral model to deal with the social encirclement. The film gains its substance when the man realizes that he had given his whole life for an uncertain and unsubstantial ideal. Hard and poetic with each outdated scene, this masterpiece by James Ivory works on the destructive degree that some values ​​taken as a rule in several societies have for the subjectivity of several individuals. ‘The Remains of the Day’ still gives us the highest acting performance of actor Anthony Hopkins.

 

3º – Heaven Can Wait (Ernst Lubitsch, 1943)In the plot, we will have access to the most significant moments of a man’s life, capturing from his youth to the time of his possible death, understanding about his misaligned way of dealing with the world. ‘Heaven Can Wait’ is a film ahead of its time, proposing a story model that exposes an inherent dynamicity to each scene, resulting in incredible 112 minutes of watching.

 

2º – Blind Chance (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1987)Three variations of the life of the same man are exposed by the film, always having as a starting point the act of whether or not to catch a train. By provoking the viewer to each outdated scene, alternating between a vision of chance and a sense of predestination, the film is potent and not recommended for moments of emotional instability because of the concepts worked out raw and without compromise.

 

1º – Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders, 1984)After several years gone, a man is discovered walking disoriented by the desert. Now it’s up to your brother to find the motivation for his disappearance. In the midst of this, we will still have a new construction of the relationship between the man and his young son who had left, as well as a search for him by the figure of his wife who had run away. ‘Paris, Texas’ delights during all its 145 minutes of projection, bringing an engaging and sweet plot in its conclusions.