{"id":2027,"date":"2019-07-11T11:05:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T10:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2020-02-21T12:15:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T11:15:39","slug":"death-and-dying-italian-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/medical-humanities\/2019\/07\/11\/death-and-dying-italian-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Death and Dying, Italian Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Valeria Golino, Italian actress and director, talks about assisted suicide and end of life decisions in her films \u2018Honey\u2019 and \u2018Euphoria\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this podcast Valeria Golino talks about end of life issues; assisted suicide, the common practice of some Italian people withholding the true diagnosis of terminal illness from their affected relatives, and doctor-patient relationships in these emotionally challenging circumstances. Such themes were explored in the award-winning films she directed, \u2018Miele\u2019 (2013) and \u2018Euphoria\u2019 (2018). Ms Golino neither demonizes nor endorses controversial practices around death; she invites the viewer to reflect on such ethical and moral dilemmas. In \u2018Miele\u2019 she provokes the audience to think about the motivations driving some people to request assisted-suicide, namely depression. In \u2018Euphoria\u2019 she tells the story of two brothers coming to appreciate each other\u2019s lifestyle and decisions at a time when one of them is dying of terminal illness.<\/p>\n<p>An important factor that inspires Ms Golino to make films is her desire to tell real human stories that the audience can empathise with. A relationship of understanding, trust and love must exist between her and the actors and actresses in her films to tell a believable story.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the podcast on Soundcloud <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/bmjpodcasts\/death-and-dying-valeria-golino-euphoria\">here<\/a>.<!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valeria Golino, Italian actress and director, talks about assisted suicide and end of life decisions in her films \u2018Honey\u2019 and \u2018Euphoria\u2019. 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