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104. Have to throw in Mr. Skeffington

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Wed Dec 25, 2013, 04:41 AM

Dec 2013

Bette Davis as Fanny Skeffington(once considered a great beauty in NYC but has had diphteria or something and lost her hair): "I'm old. I'm ugly."

Claude Rains, her older once-wealthy husband that she discarded (returning from Europe blind from being in a concentration camp): "You'll always be beautiful to me."

Then they ascend the stairs together while she says "It's my turn to take care of you."

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What is the saddest movie you've ever seen? [View all] Gravitycollapse Dec 2013 OP

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Sophie's Choice comes to mind. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2013 #3

I've never been able to bring myself to see that. LeftishBrit Dec 2013 #82

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. a la izquierda Dec 2013 #8

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Hilary and Jackie. LisaLynne Dec 2013 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author LumosMaxima Dec 2013 #11

Old Yeller. After seeing that as a child I avoided sad movies like the plague. nt Walk away Dec 2013 #12

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Good idea! I'm making a list. nt Walk away Dec 2013 #59

Any movie that involves the death of an animal RebelOne Dec 2013 #90

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Doctor Zhivago (the original) nt Waiting For Everyman Dec 2013 #26

Grave of the fireflies. Doc_Technical Dec 2013 #27

I'll second this!! Locut0s Dec 2013 #28

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Mine too!!! raptor_rider Dec 2013 #34

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It does. Xyzse Dec 2013 #74

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Schindler's List. WillowTree Dec 2013 #66

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