Elisabeth Kübler-Ross dying led to the book "On Death and Dying" in 1969. In it, she proposed the now famous Five Stages of Grief as a pattern of adjustment: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. In general, individuals experience most of these stages when faced with their imminent death. The five stages have since been adopted by many as applying to the survivors of a loved one's death, as well. Kübler-Ross encouraged the hospice care movement, believing that euthanasia prevents people from completing their 'unfinished business'. In 1977 she persuaded her husband to buy forty acres of land in Escondido, California, near
The Grief of Others considered "Generally favorable reviews". The "New York Times" said "It's an artful portrait of a world that refuses the order we try to impose on it when we close ourselves off to heartache, doubt and pain." "Variety" said the film is "A delicate, elliptically structured portrait of six wounded souls coping with the aftermath of tragedy." The "Los Angeles Times" said "Harder to miss, however, in every grainy 16mm shot and heartfelt performance is the movie's understated soul, as Wang guides us, sometimes awkwardly, usually touchingly, from isolation and secrets into understanding and connection." The Grief of Others The Grief