by Alethiea » Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:49 pm
Sophie's Choice isn't a good borderline movie, imo, as the character in it isn't borderline, he's a paranoid schizophrenic; at least, that's what I believe they called him in the movie. Similarly, White Oleander is also put forward as a movie about a narcissistic mother, and Sleeping with the Enemy's husband is a narcissist as well. Betty Blue is definitely borderline, however.
The best borderline movie of all is Blue Sky, with Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones. She does the classic Stay Away/Don't Leave Me routine. I love the reconciliation scene. Anyone else remember this one?
I don't know; sometimes I find these movies hard to watch. My life's pretty normal. I don't think about what might have happened if I'd been worse. I watched Betty Blue once; I couldn't do it again.