If I was coping with a death, I wouldn’t watch Cries and Whispers. That film is really cynical and would just make me more depressed. Ikiru is inspirational but depressing as well. One film I’d recommend is The Last Temptation of Christ. By the end of that film you have a renewed appreciation of life and get a sense that life is an accomplishment and death is a triumphant transcendence. Another good film is All That Jazz, where the protagonist experiences death as a huge celebration of his life.
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