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"
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
5.8/10
Director: Kelly Makin
Starring: Jeanne Tripplehorn, James Fox, James Caan, Hugh Grant, Elizabeth Hurley, Burt Yo...
When English-born auctioneer Hugh Grant asks New York school teacher Jeanne Tripplehorn to marry him, he never expected to become involved in her fami... Read more
Miss Meadows (2014)
5.8/10
Starring: Katie Holmes, James Badge Dale, Jean Smart, Mary Kay Place
Prim schoolteacher Miss Meadows (Katie Holmes) is not entirely what she appears. She is well-mannered, sweet, and caring, yes, but the candy-sweet ext... Read more
Mississippi Masala (1992)
6.6/10
Director: Mira Nair
Starring: Denzel Washington, Roshan Seth, Sarita Choudhury
A story of love between a black businessman (Denzel Washington) and an Indian immigrant (Sarita Choudhury) who become outcasts in the Deep South. An i... Read more
Model Shop (Blu-ray) (1969)
6.7/10
Director: Jacques Demy
Starring: Anouk Aimee, Gary Lockwood, Tom Holland, Severn Darden
George Matthews is a young man who is having a bittersweet affair with a French divorcée in Los Angeles. Waiting to be drafted, he is unable to commit... Read more
Monster-In-Law (2005)
5.5/10
Director: Robert Luketic
Starring: Jane Fonda, Jennifer Lopez, Wanda Sykes, Michael Vartan, Adam Scott
Charlie, (Jennifer Lopez) has never been lucky in love, but her ship really comes in when she meets charming, handsome Dr Kevin Fields (Michael Vartan... Read more
Mood Indigo (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Michel Gondry
Starring: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Aissa Maiga, Omar Sy, Charlotte Le Bon
Based on the 1947 novel 'Froth on the Daydream' by Boris Vian and directed by Michel Gondry this French fantasy drama is the story of handsome, wealth... Read more
Mood Indigo ( Blu-ray ) (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Michel Gondry
Starring: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Aissa Maiga, Omar Sy, Charlotte Le Bon
Based on the 1947 novel 'Froth on the Daydream' by Boris Vian and directed by Michel Gondry this French fantasy drama is the story of handsome, wealth... Read more
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
7.8/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Jason...
Director/co-writer Wes Anderson's charming comedy/drama is set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965 and tells the story of... Read more
Moonrise Kingdom ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.8/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Jason...
Director/co-writer Wes Anderson's charming comedy/drama is set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965 and tells the story of... Read more
Moonstruck (1987)
7.1/10
Director: Norman Jewison
Starring: Cher , Danny Aiello, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia
The winner of three Oscars; Set in Brooklyn, this charming, romantic, ethnic comedy involves a somewhat dowdy Cher involved with two brothers. She's e... Read more