Hm think I may have talked about this movie here but before but oh well.
Farewell My Concubine takes the cake for me. A tale about traditional Chinese Opera actors before, during and after the Chinese Revolution and later "Cultural Revolution" (which was basically the Spanish Inquisition as done by teenagers) from beginning to end it is one of the most beautifully made and heart breaking films I have ever seen. You can get an idea about the mood and visual style from the trailer below.
farewell to my concubine trailerIn my opinion the cinematography is at least as beautiful as
Lawrence of Arabia, but the story is even sadder. Featuring child abuse (and later homosexuality/transgenderism complicated by child abuse) the excesses of two governments including the aforementioned witch hunts of the Cultural Revolution, unrequited love, death and betrayal. But it is a film overflowing with gorgeous technicolor, made by a director who actually lived through the Cultural Revolution. And it seems almost every shot in that movie could be a beautiful and/or haunting painting.
I also seem to remember the children's movie
Milo and Otis making me cry as a kid but I haven't seen that in at least a decade and a half.
Babe was a good movie that probably did make me tear up as a kid,
Babe 2 was a terribly depressing movie that lacked all the heart and charm of the original.