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Documentaries like Elena

Not everyone loves Elena for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Elena

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a film that lets grief speak softly.

  2. You are moved by two sisters bound across years and absence.

  3. You like images that drift like memories.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Four Daughters2023

    • a film that lets grief speak softly
    • you are moved by two sisters bound across years and absence

    Good for you if you like a story about mothers and daughters told without hiding the hard parts.

  • Grave of the Fireflies1988

    • a film that lets grief speak softly
    • you are moved by two sisters bound across years and absence

    Good for you if you want a film that leaves you crying.

  • For Sama2019

    • you are moved by two sisters bound across years and absence

    Good for you if you like a love letter from a mother to her child.

  • The Virgin Suicides2000

    • images that drift like memories

    Good for you if you like Sofia Coppola's hazy, sunlit images of 1970s suburbia.

  • Everybody’s Everything2019

    • a film that lets grief speak softly

    Good for you if you're ready to be moved by a life cut short at 21.

  • Incendies2010

    • a film that lets grief speak softly

    Good for you if you like a film that leaves you shaken long after.

  • Three Identical Strangers2018

    • you are moved by two sisters bound across years and absence

    Good for you if you want to think about what we owe to genes and what we owe to parents.

  • Tell Me Who I Am2019

    • a film that lets grief speak softly
    • you are moved by two sisters bound across years and absence

    Good for you if you want two brothers finally facing what happened in their home.

  • Melancholia2011

    • images that drift like memories

    Good for you if you like the slow-motion opening images set to Wagner.

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