Romance
"Alice's Festival Of Romance"
Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight, young (and older) love, unrequited love, obsessive love, sentimental love, spiritual love, forbidden love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, and tragic love. Romantic films serve as great escapes and fantasies for viewers, especially if the two people finally overcome their difficulties, declare their love, and experience life "happily ever after" - implied by a reunion and final kiss.
Here "Alice's Festival of Romance" has been assembled below as an aphabetical list. Should more precise scrolling be required, one should go to the specific genre, ie "Classic Romance", "Comedy Romance" , "Drama Romance" or even "Queer Cinema"
Right: Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid star in Todd Haynes'
"Far From Heaven"
Crazy Moon (1987)
6.6/10
Director: Allan Eastman
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Vanessa Vaughan, Peter Spence
Kiefer Sutherland, the son of Donald, stars in this off-beat comedy-drama-love story about a kid from the 80s who is obsessed by the 30s. He meets a s... Read more
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
7.5/10
Director: Jon M Chu
Starring: Lisa Lu, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong, Chris Pang, Gemma Chan, Sonoya Mizuno, Consta...
Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. She's also surprised to learn that Nick's fa... Read more
Crazy Rich Asians (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.5/10
Director: Jon M Chu
Starring: Lisa Lu, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong, Chris Pang, Gemma Chan, Sonoya Mizuno, Consta...
Rachel Chu is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend's wedding in Singapore. She's also surprised to learn that Nick's fa... Read more
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
7.4/10
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Starring: John Carroll, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Gosling, Steve Car...
Smart and insightful ensemble comedy focuses on Cal (Steve Carell), a successful businessman and father whose life comes crashing down after his wife... Read more
Cuban Fury (2014)
6.2/10
Director: James Griffiths
Starring: Ian McShane, Nick Frost, Olivia Colman, Chris O'Dowd, Rory Kinnear, Rashida Jone...
Beneath Bruce Garrett's (Nick Frost) under-confident, out-of-shape exterior, the passionate beating heart of a salsa king lays dormant. Only one woman... Read more
Cyrano (2021)
6.3/10
Director: Joe Wright
Starring: Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Ben Mendelsohn, Monica Dolan, Ruth Sheen
A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, conv... Read more
Cyrano De Bergerac (1950/1990 Versions) (1990)
7.6/10
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Michael Gordon
Starring: Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince, Gerard Depardieu, Jacques Weber, Anne...
A double helping of "Cyrano De Bergerac". "Cyrano De Bergerac" (1950) - Jose Ferrer won an Academy Award for his stunning portrayal of the fabled 17th... Read more
Cyrus (2010)
6.3/10
Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Starring: Catherine Keener, John C Reilly, Marisa Tomei, Jonah Hill
John (John C. Reilly) has barely left his apartment in the seven years since Jamie (Catherine Keener) divorced him, so Jamie demands he come to a part... Read more
Dakota Skye (2008)
6.6/10
Director: John Humber
Starring: Jb Ghuman Jr., Ian Nelson, Eileen Boylan
This delightful coming-of-age drama/comedy from director John Humber tells the story of Dakota, a seemingly ordinary teen who possesses a superpower t... Read more
Damnation (1988)
7.8/10
Director: Bela Tarr
Starring: Gyula Pauer
A lonely barfly falls in love with a married bar singer. Read more