Movies and TvShows featuring "personal-loss" theme.

In a small town in Spain, a man encounters a mysterious woman who claims to be a vampiress. As he becomes more drawn into her world, he discovers dark secrets and experiences supernatural events. Their journey explores themes of personal loss, fear, and eternal life.

Sway is a crime drama movie that follows a photographer who becomes involved in a twisted tale of infidelity, murder, and personal loss. The story delves into themes of immorality, amoral behavior, and the consequences of one's actions. It explores the deep emotional impact of betrayal, highlighted through a memorial service and a reunion. As the plot unfolds, the protagonist navigates a love triangle, a murder trial, and the revelation of a shocking witness confession. Set against the backdrop of a picturesque valley, the story also examines the relationships between siblings, particularly a complex brother-brother relationship. Sway features intense courtroom scenes, a dramatic fall from height, and pivotal moments at a gas station. With its setting in Japan, the movie captures the unique cultural nuances and explores the intriguing dynamics of the characters, including a promiscuous woman and a lawyer. The narrative also includes scenes depicting a suspension bridge, symbolizing the precarious nature of trust and relationships.

A stash of old cassette tapes may hold the secrets to an alcoholic's delusions after the death of his wife.

To Live For is a 2011 movie that explores the theme of personal loss and the struggle to find meaning in life. The story follows the journey of a group of characters who have experienced profound and tragic losses and how they cope with their pain. Through dark humor and introspection, this movie delves into the complex emotions surrounding the topic of suicide.

The director creates a parallel of thirty years of her life (mid-1980s to 2012) and the evolution of her country, Greece. The loss of her lover, revived in archive photographs and 8 mm movies, is the background for her despair facing contemporaneous Greece, seen by her in the streets and viewed on television broadcasts from American and Russian channels.

After the End’ is a documentary film about the effect of loss in each of our lives. Following the stories of people who have each experienced the death of a loved one, the film explores what it means to lose someone without losing ourselves in the process. Guided by Andrew Morgan, who lost his father in a cycling accident, the filmmakers journey across America speaking with families who have recently experienced a loss, sharing their heartfelt stories about working through the experience. Through interviews with hospice coordinators, bereavement specialists and experts on grief counseling, including Alan D. Wolfelt (author, educator and founder of Center For Loss & Life Transition), Rev. David M. Smith and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (via archival video), the author of the seminal work on grief issues, “On Death and Dying,” we are reminded that by sharing our pain, we allow ourselves to heal.