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Motif: nature

All That Heaven Allows

All That Heaven Allows is a 1955 Hollywood melodrama directed by Douglas Sirk starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. Cary Scott (Wyman) is a well-to-do fortyish widow in the town of Stoningham, in suburban New England, who becomes interested in Ron Kirby (Hudson), a nurseryman who takes care of her trees. Ron, content with his simple life outside the materialistic society in which they live, has
MovieCreating awarenessCulturally Comparative PerspectiveDeceleration/slownessecological lifestyleEmphasizing localitynatureRestoring BalanceCaringempathizing with environmentHopefulphilosoficalSpiritualityFostering collective ecological identityMoviesustainable living

My Neighbour Totoro

My Neighbour Totoro is a 1988 fantasy story aimed primarily at children.  Satsuki and Mei—a pair of young sisters—move to an old house in the countryside with their father Kusakabe as their mother recovers from an illness. The girls explore their new house and the surrounding forest, forming a secret friendship with a large forest
Animated MovieAnimismCrisis of Imaginationecological lifestyleEconarratives Beyond ConflictEmphasizing localitynatureCaring For FamilyEmpathizing with animalsEmpathizing with plantsSpiritualityStreaming platform

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