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My favorite romance movies
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Cinema Paradiso - The New VersionCinema Paradiso - The New Version
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This is my favorite movie of all time! It revolves around a young boy, Toto and his relationship with the town's movie projectionist. And his undying love for Elena. So romantic and the music by Ennio Moriconne perfectly complements the movie. Watch the director's cut if you can find it.
The Painted VeilThe Painted Veil
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A story of love and betrayal and forgiveness and redemption. Set in China. Utterly charming!
The English PatientThe English Patient
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A tragic love story of a man who falls for another man's wife brilliantly performed by Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas.
An Affair to RememberAn Affair to Remember
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A playboy meets a lovely teacher on a boat and they fall in love and they promise to break off from their present relationships and meet 6 months later so they can continue with their love affair. A classic love story you must not fail to watch!
Out of AfricaOut of Africa
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A true story of a Danish writer Karen Blixen (Meryl Streep) and her passionate relationship with an adventurer, Denys Finch-Hatton (Robert Redford).
Brief Encounter - Criterion CollectionBrief Encounter - Criterion Collection
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Black and white film, directed by David Lean. A housewife (Celia Johnson) meets a doctor (Trevor Howard) on a train station. They are drawn to each other and meet regularly thereafter...they fall in love even while they realize it was an impossible relationship.
The Way We Were (Special Edition)The Way We Were (Special Edition)
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The story of an all-American boy (Robert Redford) and a committed communist (Barbra Streisand). They thought their love for each other could hold the relationship but realize that theirs "wasn't meant to be."
Doctor Zhivago (Two-Disc Special Edition)Doctor Zhivago (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Set in Russia, based on a novel written by Boris Pasternak, directed by David Lean. A sweeping saga of love in the midst of the Russian revolution about a doctor (Omar Sharif) who is married to an aristocrat (Geraldine Chaplin) who is devoted to him. At the same time he finds inspiration in Lara (Julie Christie), his muse. He finds himself torn between love and fidelity.
CasablancaCasablanca
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A classic love story of all time, starring the very young Ingrid Bergman and the dashing Humphrey Bogart. Set in WW2...the lovers meet again in Casablanca and Humphrey Bogart's character is the only one who can save Ingrid Bergman and her husband from capture by the Nazis.
Pride & PrejudicePride & Prejudice
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Based on Jane Austen's classic love story. Lizzie is played by Kiera Knightley and Darcy is played by Matthew MacFadyen. Wonderful screen adaptation!
Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition)Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition)
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I believe this is the best film adaptation of Jane Austen's book. Directed brilliantly by Ang Lee and played so wondefully by Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Kate Winslett, Alan Rickman and Greg Wise.
Swept from The SeaSwept from The Sea
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A Russian emigre (Vincent Perez) is the only survivor of a shipwreck. Everyone is afraid of him except for Amy Foster (Rachel Weisz. Set in England at the end of the 19th century.
Moment to Moment [VHS]Moment to Moment [VHS]
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A chance meeting between a young naval officer (Sean Garrison) and a beautiful housewife (Jean Seberg). They fall in love but the story takes a suspenseful turn. Set in France.
The Umbrellas of CherbourgThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg
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Film by Jacques Demy. The whole movie is "sung." More of an operetta than a musical. Haungtingly beautiful music by Michel Legrand. Starring Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo.
A Man and a WomanA Man and a Woman
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Directed by Claude Lelouch in 1966, stars Jean Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimee. In black and white. Original music by Francis Lai. We see the story unfold with a lot of flashbacks and "see" the thoughts of the lovers as they get to know more of each other.
L' AmantL' Amant
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Semi-autobiographical based on the life of French writer, Marguerite Duras. Set in Indo-China (Vietnam) in the 1920s, a young Marguerite falls for an older Chinese man.Starring Jane March and Tony Leung.
The Magic of Ordinary Days (Hallmark Hall of Fame)The Magic of Ordinary Days (Hallmark Hall of Fame)
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Set in WW2. A young lady who finds herself pregnant (Kerri Russel) is pressured to marry a stranger, a beet farmer (Skeet Ulrich). She yearns for a better life and feels trapped in a loveless marriage but discovers that her life is special after all when finds the love of her life in an ordinary setting.
Bridget Jones's DiaryBridget Jones's Diary
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Based on a best-selling book, starring Renee Zelweger and Colin Firth. Bridget is your typical 30 something year old woman who is struggling with her weight and with her job. She continually bumps into a rather annoying and stuffy man but finds him fascinating at the same time. Hilarious!
Salt on Our Skin - Desire (1992) (Import All Region)Salt on Our Skin - Desire (1992) (Import All Region)
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Starring Greta Schiacci and Vincent D'Onofrio. A young Parisienne goes home to her father's country (Scotland) for the summer and meets an attractive youn man. She turns down his proposal of marriage thinking he is too simple for her but soon realizes that he is the one she loves after all.
Breakfast at Tiffany'sBreakfast at Tiffany's
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Audrey Hepburn's classic film which also stars a very handsome George Peppard.
Butterflies Are FreeButterflies Are Free
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Starring Goldie Hawn and Edward Albert. He is blind, she is a free spirited hippie. They become neighbors in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury. He is trying to learn to live independently and to get away from his overprotective mother. She teaches him was it is to be truly free. Totally funny!
Gone with the WindGone with the Wind
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Margaret Miller's classic. Set in the civil war, starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland and Leslie Howard. A sweeping saga of love and war.
Love LettersLove Letters
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Based on a play, stars Steven Weber and Laura Linney. The man reads the letters that he an his childhood friend exchange through the years as he contemplates her recent passing away.
The Bridges of Madison CountyThe Bridges of Madison County
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A passing photographer of National Geographic (Clint Eastwood) falls in love with a housewife (Meryl Streep).Theirs is a consuming love affair but Meryl Streep chooses to stay with her family as she could not sacrifice their happiness for hers but it did not keep her from yearning for him until the day she died.
Love StoryLove Story
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A simple love story between a rich man's son (Ryan O'Neal) who falls in love with an ordinary girl(Ali McGraw). He chooses love over his inheritance but their story takes a tragic turn when she finds out she has cancer.
Return to MeReturn to Me
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Starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver. A man becomes widowed and his dead wife's heart is donated to a woman in need of a heart transplant. She sends him a letter to thank him. They meet and are attracted to one another but he wants to make sure that he is ready to embark on another relationship.
Notting Hill (Collector's Edition)Notting Hill (Collector's Edition)
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Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason (Widescreen Edition)Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason (Widescreen Edition)
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Love Actually (Widescreen Edition)Love Actually (Widescreen Edition)
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Four Weddings and a FuneralFour Weddings and a Funeral
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