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Ordinary People
'If you can't feel pain, you won't feel anything else.' Grief needs somewhere to go. 🕊️
Who it's for
One of the most respected portrayals of psychotherapy in film.
Numb→Released (Catharsis)
Feelings it meets
What it is
Robert Redford's directorial debut, adapted by Alvin Sargent from Judith Guest's 1976 novel. In Lake Forest, Illinois, the Jarrett family is reeling after older son Buck dies in a boating accident. Surviving son Conrad returns home after psychiatric hospitalization and starts seeing psychiatrist Dr. Tyrone Berger as he tries to rebuild his life.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming rotates, so check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Suicide attempt and a friend's suicide.
Age: R (Common Sense: 14+; parents suggest 17+)
Love is the only thing that we can carry with us when we go, and it makes the end so easy.Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Chapter FORTY
