Romantic Movies
Love stories hampered by society, unrequited loves, loves that end, love and sex, love for oneself. Love has many meanings and many facets. It is such a strong feeling to overcome obstacles as big as mountains, capable of guiding us in our evolution. But at the same time it is fragile and in danger of being easily destroyed like a delicate flower in a storm. Family and social prejudices, greed, selfishness, pride, arrogance, lust, lack of communication. A collection of films that explores the conflicts that love must face in order to become part of our lives, or funny comedies in which the theme of love is told with lightness and irony.
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Fragile Reflections
Movie
Short film, drama, by Andrew Short, United Kingdom, 2023.
Arthur and Jemma are a couple whose marriage has grown stale over the years. They look forward to spending a weekend at a cottage in an attempt to rekindle their passion, but a small argument over a dirty glass turns into a heated argument... -
Hope in Vein
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Drama, romantic, by Marc-Antoine Turcotte, Canada, 2022.
The film follows the journey of Matt Davis (Joshua Bilbao), a young man dealing with the profound stigma associated with living with HIV after contracting the virus from his longtime partner. “Hope in Vein” delves into the layers of emotion... -
Jupiter Landing
Movie
Comedy, by Stacy Dymalski, United States, 2005.
Six roommates must overcome their personal issues and come together to avoid eviction from their beloved Victorian house called "Jupiter Landing." The eclectic group, led by reporter Nicki, devises a plan to retaliate against their annoying landlord... -
Walk Cheerfully
Movie
Drama, crime, by Yasujirō Ozu, Japan, 1930.
The plot of the film follows the story of Kenji, a low-ranking gangster, who decides to give up his life of crime and settle down. He falls in love with Yasue, a young car mechanic, and the two plan to get married. However, Kenji's past catches up with ... -
The Astronot
Movie
Comedy, drama, by Tim Cash, United States, 2018.
Daniel McKovsky is a lost soul wandering the universe. Alone for 30 years he spends his nights staring at the sky with a brass telescope as his only companion. As she looks up, his mind flashes back to that day when as a boy his father hadn't retur... -
Nika
Movie
Drama, romantic, by Leilani Amour Arenzana, United States, 2020.
Nika, a young woman from Los Angeles who lost both her parents in a car accident, has started her modeling career for some time but she feels the emptiness that surrounds her existence and the weight of time passes. She is no longer... -
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Movie
Drama, romance, noir, by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, United States, 1927
A big-city woman on vacation (Margaret Livingston) stays in a small lakeside town. After dark she goes to a farm where the man (George O'Brien) and his wife (Janet Gaynor) are looking after their child. She calls to the man fr... -
Nasumice
Movie
Drama, by Caleb Burdeau, United States/Italy/Bosnia, 2018.
Italy, 1994. The war in the Balkans drags on without end. Elvis, a young man from Sarajevo, is photographing tourists with his Polaroid to get by. After his camera is stolen, Elvis decides to visit Rodolfo, a stranger he met by chance in ... -
The Socratic Method
Movie
Comedy, romantic, by George Hunlock, United States, 2001.
Terry King is a busy student who has chosen law school because he wanted to extend the school experience, and has no desire to enter the world of work. Due to his precarious financial situation, he ends up being the roommate of a student w... -
Many Pieces Of Something
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Comedy, drama, by David Yáñez, Spain, 2015.
Hangover after hangover, a group of unemployed friends with no great prospects for the future try to survive the frenzy of their desires and feelings, their existential anguish and rock 'n' roll at a summer music festival, trying to put some order in th... -
Maniacts
Movie
Comedy, action, by C.W. Cressler, United States, 2001.
Two serial killers, Joe Spinelli (Jeff Fahey) and Beth (Kellie Waymire) meet at the Edgemare Institute for Criminals. He is the "blue blood killer", responsible for the murders of various members of the ruling class. She is "the hitchhiker ki... -
Irene In Time
Movie
Romantico, by Henry Jaglom, United States, 2009.
A father who has long since disappeared affects the life of his daughter, Irene. Irene talks about her father, remembers her childhood years, hangs out with her old friends and dates men with whom she wishes to fill the void in her life. But her me... -
Chasing Butterflies
Movie
Comedy, romantic, by Rod Bingaman, United States, 2009.
Nina runs away from home hours before her wedding. In order not to postpone her mother's wedding ceremony, she pretends to be Nina and marries her boyfriend. Soon after they begin their search to find Nina and bring her back: Nina's husband ... -
1st Bite
Movie
Horror, romantic, by Hunt Hoe, Canada, 2006.
Gus is a charming man who works as a cook in an oriental restaurant in Montreal. His boss sends him to a remote island in Thailand to meet a master of Zen cuisine and improve the quality of his dishes. There he meets a mysterious woman named Lake who l... -
Hollywood Dreams
Movie
Comedy, drama, by Henry Jaglom, United States, 2007.
Aspiring actress Margie Chizek seeks stardom in Hollywood. She is rejected by the cinema scene, falls in love, discovers the deceptions behind the world of film advertising and understands her identity better than her. Saved from ruin by a kind... -
The Terror
Movie
Horror, by Roger Corman, United States, 1963.
Lieutenant Duvalier (Jack Nicholson), a French soldier, loses contact with his unit and is forced to wander alone near the Baltic Sea. While searching for his regiment, he spots Helene (Sandra Knight), a mysterious beauty, walking alone. Enchanted, Du... -
Miss Oyu
Movie
Drama, by Kenji Mizoguchi, Japan, 1951.
Bachelor Shinnosuke falls in love with Miss Oyu, the companion of his younger sister Shizu who visits him as a future bride. The family taboo prevents Shinnosuke from marrying Oyu. He marries Shizu without consummating their marriage so that Shinnosuke can ... -
Ugetsu
Movie
Drama, fantasy, by Kenji Mizoguchi, Japan, 1953.
Japan, late 16th century: the potter Genjurō and his brother Tobei live with their wives Miyagi and Ohama in a village in the Omi region; Genjurō, convinced that he can earn a lot of money by selling his goods in the nearby city, goes to the county... -
Arianna
Movie
Drama, by Alessandro Scippa, Italy, 2012.
On a small island where she lives and works, Arianna prepares to welcome the new year with joy, leaving the past behind. However, that night could mark not only the end of the year but also the end of her story with Nanni, a beekeeper from the city. The i... -
Into the mirror
Movie
Drama, LGBTQ, by Lois Stevenson, United States, 2019.
New Renaissance Film Festival London, Best Music, Best LGBT Film, Best Actor - New Renaissance Film Festival Amsterdam, Best Debut Film.
The story follows Daniel, a young man beginning a new life in London. Daniel struggles with his gender id... -
Almost love
Movie
Short movie, music, by Antonello Matarazzo, Italy, 2017.
It is the story of an undefined love, although also a story striving to exorcize its end, both playfully and ironically, where – finally – “the art of the encounter” prevails. It is an embracing of hands, like Angelo Cariello and Valentina ... -
Scarlet street
Movie
Thriller, by Fritz Lang, United States, 1945.
Lang reprises the cast and the ambiguous triangle from "The Woman in the Portrait" and makes one of his best films, telling a story of guilt and degradation. A senior bank employee, Christopher Cross, has an insufferable wife and only one pastime: pai... -
Love on the Run
Movie
Comedy, romance, by Francois Truffaut, France, 1978.
After seven years Antoine and Christine divorce, while remaining good friends. Antoine is in a relationship with Liliane, friend of Christine, has published an autobiography about his loves and finds work as a proofreader and also begins a chee... -
A Better Life
Movie
Drama, thriller, by Fabio Del Greco, Italy, 2007.
Rome: Andrea Casadei is a young investigator specializing in audio wiretapping who conducts investigations commissioned by husbands betrayed by their wives, or by parents worried about what their children are doing outside the home. But what inter...