Romance movies

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Intimate Deliberate Stylish Witty Measured

Unpolished and ultra-pragmatic industrialist Jean-Jacques Castella reluctantly attends Racine's tragedy "Berenice" in order to see his niece play a bit part. He is taken with the play's strangely familiar-looking leading lady Clara Devaux. During the course of the show, Castella soon remembers that he once hired and then promptly fired the actress as an English language tutor. He immediately goes out and signs up for language lessons. Thinking that he is nothing but an ill-tempered philistine with bad taste, Clara rejects him until Castella charms her off her feet.

Themes

Extramarital affair, Marital strain, Teacher student tension, Class vs art, Art and business collide, Language lessons romance

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Playful Tense Intimate Dry Witty

When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back over her own various experiences, and to wondering if she is in much of a position to write on the subject.

Themes

Loving relationships dynamics, Magazine journalist perspective, End of day pressure, Explicit copy tension, Timing conflicts, Woman director influence

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Realistic Tense Claustrophobic Atmospheric Relentless

On a remote, isolated island, two lighthouse keepers slowly lose their minds. The weather, the booze, and a private struggle for power turn their duty into a nightmare.

Themes

Desire and belonging, Isolation versus community, Secrecy and exposure, Leadership and control, Illusion of paradise, Trust and betrayal

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Realistic Steady Intimate Claustrophobic Restrained

After his gay cousin dies from hepatitis, young Laurent, who lives with his best friend Carole, falls in love with Cedric, a plant scientist. He's afraid to inform his conservative parents that he is gay.

Themes

Coming out anxiety, Parental conservatism, Homophobia in family, Clandestine romance, Best friend support, Familial expectation pressure

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Playful Realistic Tense Whimsical Dry

A comedy that pays tribute to the science fiction genre -- specifically, the sub-genre of time travel. But here the alternate reality is contemporary New York City where past and future experiences of trust, commitment and denial are cleverly put to the test. Just as Ruby is beginning to relish her first-ever healthy relationship, Sam begins muttering about being a time traveler from the year 2470.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Time travel ethics, Reality versus illusion, Future obsession, Manipulation across timelines, Commitment and doubt

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The ghost of a lesbian high-school girl takes revenge on the people who used to bully her. And another young girl finds her old diary detailing her love and rejection when she was alive.

A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.

In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.

The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.

On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his own jealousy and arranges to have her followed.