Loneliness
Related: alienation - boredom - emotion - group - outcast - outsider - psychology - society - suicide
Contrast: relationships - intimacy
Seul Contre Tous / I Stand Alone (1998) - Gaspar Noé
[Amazon.com] [FR] [DE] [UK]Gratingly unsympathetic misanthrope commits shocking violent act in northern industrial city, flees south to the capital where he rants against the ills of society and plots revenge. [...]
Lonesome Cowboys (1969)- Andy Warhol
Taxi Driver (1976) - Martin Scorsese [Amazon.com]
Taxi Driver is the definitive cinematic portrait of loneliness and alienation manifested as violence. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Definition
Loneliness is a state of feeling cut off from and longing for others, due to lack of contact (physically, emotionally, etc.) with people (whether acquaintances, friends, or loved ones). Loneliness is not to be confused with solitude (where a person may appreciate the time to think and reflect without distraction.)
Loneliness, perhaps ironically, occurs frequently in heavily-populated cities (such as New York). Loneliness can also occur in marriages, or similar physical-closeness relationships, where there has been anger/resentment or lack of "loving" communication.
Many find some "relief" from loneliness by contacting others via the Internet. However, many argue that online relationships are no substitute for "in-person" relationships, and that a person's true identity cannot be determined on the internet. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loneliness [Mar 2005]
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