Drama Romance
The Romantic Drama generally has as its central plot the beginning, obstruction and eventual, though often tragic, fruition of a romance. A common derogatory term for such films is "weepy" since they can reduce the audience to (willing) tears by playing on themes of noble self-sacrifice or cruel fate.
The motherlode of Alice's Romantic Dramas can be scrolled below, however the "Romance" feature along with "Comedy Romance" and "Classic Romance" may prove helpful.
Right; Alan Rickman, Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves star in Stephen Poliakoff's powerful "Close My Eyes".
The Red House (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Alyx Duncan
Starring: Lee Stuart, Meng Jia Stuart
Beautifully photographed over three-and-a-half years in China and New Zealand, "The Red House" tells the story of Lee (Lee Stuart) and Jia (Meng Jia),... Read more
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The Red Kebaya (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Oliver Knott
Starring: Ramli Hassan, Vanidah Imran, Bob Mercer, Samantha Schubert, Patrick Teoh
Latiff, a famous but lonely photographer, orphaned since he was a small child, sets out on an expedition to photograph abandoned houses around Malaysi... Read more
The Return of the Soldier (1981)
6.9/10
Director: Alan Bridges
Starring: Alan Bates, Julie Christie, Glenda Jackson, Ann-Margret , Ian Holm, Frank Finlay...
A riveting psychological drama about a soldier who experiences shell shock and amnesia during W.W. I and returns to his country estate without the mem... Read more
The River (1951)
7.6/10
Director: Jean Renoir
Starring: Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight
In 1949 and 1950, Renoir travelled to Bengal for his first colour film - the story of a large British family living on the banks of the Ganges. Winnin... Read more
The Rocket Post (2004)
6.8/10
Director: Stephen Whittaker
Starring: Clive Russell, Ian McNeice, John Wood, Kevin McKidd, Patrick Malahide, Ulrich Th...
Hidden away amongst the Western Isles of Scotland is the remote island of Scarp, where a handful of people live a quiet existence. Tucked away from a... Read more
The Romance of Astrea and Celadon (2007)
6.4/10
Director: Eric Rohmer
Starring: Cecile Cassel, Andy Gillet, Veronique Reymond, Stephanie Crayencour
Veteran auteur Eric Rohmer's magical and extraordinary final film is a pastoral fantasy set in 5th century Gaul, based on a 17th century novel by Hono... Read more
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
5.2/10
Director: Roland Joffe
Starring: Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall
This questionable adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel of forbidden passion in 17th century America stars Demi Moore as an independent-minded col... Read more
The Scarlet Tunic (1998)
5.5/10
Director: Stuart St Paul
Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Emma Fielding, Jack Shepherd, John Sessions, Simon Callow, Lynda...
A romantic re-working of a Thomas Hardy short story (The Melancholy Hussar) with a tale of doomed love and passion set in the beauty of Dorset. Desert... Read more
The Science of Sleep (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Michel Gondry
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat, Miou-Miou, Emma De Caun...
Director Michel Gondry returned to France to direct his own screenplay, a surreal and entrancing journey into the mind of young idealist Stephane (Gae... Read more
The Seagull (2018)
5.9/10
Director: Michael Mayer
Starring: Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll, Elisabeth Moss, Mare Winningham, Jon...
An ageing actress named Irina Arkadina pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin on a country estate. On one o... Read more