"In Train Dreams, based on a novella by Denis Johnson set in the backwoods of early-20th-century Idaho, a logger named Robert Grainier reacts with overwhelming guilt to the forest fire deaths of his wife and young daughter because he wasn't at home to save them when the flames enveloped their log cabin. At the same time, part of him can't or won't accept they are gone; he continues to search the surrounding countryside for signs of them."
"Hamnet isbased on the celebrated novel by Maggie O'Farrell about the impact the death of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet, has on William Shakespeare and Agnes, his wife. Agnes blames Will for not being at home while Hamnet was in the death throes from the Black Plague. The intensity and persistence of her anger seem to sever any emotional connection between them. She turns inward; he turns toward transforming his grief into art."
Two recent films portray intense, prolonged grief through characters who react with denial, guilt, anger, depression, and social withdrawal. In one, a logger experiences overwhelming guilt and is unable to accept his family's deaths, searching for them and losing purpose. In the other, parents are torn apart by blame and persistent anger after a child's death, with one channeling sorrow into creative work. Denial, depression, social withdrawal, and relationship strain are universal effects of prolonged or complicated grief. Family caregivers commonly experience anticipatory loss, sadness witnessing decline, self-blame, and diminished joy while caregiving.
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