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American cinema: Romance
Penny Serenade (1941)
George Stevens
Julie Gardiner has decided to leave her husband. As she sorts through her old record collection she remembers their life together and the tragic events that have led to their inevitable separation...
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George Stevens
People Will Talk (1951)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Dr Noah Praetorius is a successful medical practitioner who enjoys great popularity and respect at the university where he teaches...
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
The Petrified Forest (1936)
Archie Mayo
Alan Squier, a failed British writer, ends up hitchhiking his way across North America. Whilst crossing the Arizona desert he comes across a diner when he strikes up an immediate rapport with Gabrielle, the daughter of the eatery's owner...
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Archie Mayo
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
George Cukor
Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord is about to marry humdrum businessman George Kittredge. Publisher Sidney Kidd sees this as the ideal opportunity to run an exposé that will boost his magazine sales...
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George Cukor
Pillow Talk (1959)
Michael Gordon
The only thing that Jan Morrow and Brad Allen have in common is that they share a telephone line. This is a constant source of annoyance to Jan who, trying to make a living as an interior designer, is tired of overhearing Brad's attempts to seduce every eligible young woman in New York over the phone...
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Michael Gordon
Platinum Blonde (1931)
Frank Capra
When a chorus girl threatens to sue playboy Michael Schuyler for breach of promise of marriage, the newspaper hacks soon scent a scoop... [More...]
Frank Capra
When a chorus girl threatens to sue playboy Michael Schuyler for breach of promise of marriage, the newspaper hacks soon scent a scoop... [More...]
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Tay Garnett
Frank Chambers, an unemployed drifter, is touring the backwaters of California when he comes across a roadside café which has a vacancy for a handyman... [More...]
Tay Garnett
Frank Chambers, an unemployed drifter, is touring the backwaters of California when he comes across a roadside café which has a vacancy for a handyman... [More...]
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Robert Z. Leonard
In England of the early 1800s, Mrs Bennet's constant worry is the fate of her five daughters, each of whom has yet to acquire a suitable husband... [More...]
Robert Z. Leonard
In England of the early 1800s, Mrs Bennet's constant worry is the fate of her five daughters, each of whom has yet to acquire a suitable husband... [More...]
The Pride of the Clan (1917)
Maurice Tourneur
The fisherfolk of Killean, a small island off the Scottish coast, lead a primitive but contented life, ruled by their clan chieftain, MacTavish... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
The fisherfolk of Killean, a small island off the Scottish coast, lead a primitive but contented life, ruled by their clan chieftain, MacTavish... [More...]
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
Albert Lewin
Paris, 1880. After seeing military action in Africa, Georges Duroy finds himself virtually penniless, barely existing on the money he earns from his low-paid job... [More...]
Albert Lewin
Paris, 1880. After seeing military action in Africa, Georges Duroy finds himself virtually penniless, barely existing on the money he earns from his low-paid job... [More...]
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
Michael Curtiz
Content in having dealt the Spanish a resounding naval defeat at Cadiz, Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex, returns to England, expecting a hero's welcome... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
Content in having dealt the Spanish a resounding naval defeat at Cadiz, Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex, returns to England, expecting a hero's welcome... [More...]
The Prodigal (1955)
Richard Thorpe
Micah, a devout servant of the Hebrew tradition, wins his father Eli's disapproval when, on a visit to Damascus, he falls in love with the beautiful priestess of Astarte, Samarra... [More...]
Richard Thorpe
Micah, a devout servant of the Hebrew tradition, wins his father Eli's disapproval when, on a visit to Damascus, he falls in love with the beautiful priestess of Astarte, Samarra... [More...]
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Woody Allen
New Jersey, at the height of the Great Depression. Cecilia's life is one of unending misery. Abused by her thug of a husband, barely scraping by on what she earns as a waitress, her only refuge is the movies... [More...]
Woody Allen
New Jersey, at the height of the Great Depression. Cecilia's life is one of unending misery. Abused by her thug of a husband, barely scraping by on what she earns as a waitress, her only refuge is the movies... [More...]
Queen Christina (1933)
Rouben Mamoulian
During the Thirty Years' War, Sweden becomes the pre-eminent power in Europe, under the reign of the warrior king Gustavus Adolphus... [More...]
Rouben Mamoulian
During the Thirty Years' War, Sweden becomes the pre-eminent power in Europe, under the reign of the warrior king Gustavus Adolphus... [More...]
Quentin Durward (1955)
Richard Thorpe
In 1465, the impecunious Scottish knight Quentin Durward travels to France to determine whether the Countess Isabelle of Marcroy will make a suitable bride for his aged uncle... [More...]
Richard Thorpe
In 1465, the impecunious Scottish knight Quentin Durward travels to France to determine whether the Countess Isabelle of Marcroy will make a suitable bride for his aged uncle... [More...]
Rear Window (1954)
Alfred Hitchcock
Injured on one of his assignments, magazine photographer L. B. Jefferies - known to his friends as Jeff - finds himself confined to his New York apartment with his leg in plaster and only his nurse Stella and girlfriend Lisa to keep him company... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Injured on one of his assignments, magazine photographer L. B. Jefferies - known to his friends as Jeff - finds himself confined to his New York apartment with his leg in plaster and only his nurse Stella and girlfriend Lisa to keep him company... [More...]
Rebecca (1940)
Alfred Hitchcock
Whilst in Monte Carlo, working as a paid companion to a wealthy American woman, a young English girl falls under the spell of an aristocratic widower, Maximilian de Winter... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Whilst in Monte Carlo, working as a paid companion to a wealthy American woman, a young English girl falls under the spell of an aristocratic widower, Maximilian de Winter... [More...]
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Nicholas Ray
17-year-old Jim Stark is at war - with the world, with his parents, with himself. Whenever he gets into trouble, he and his parents move to a new neighbourhood... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
17-year-old Jim Stark is at war - with the world, with his parents, with himself. Whenever he gets into trouble, he and his parents move to a new neighbourhood... [More...]
The Reckless Moment (1949)
Max Ophüls
Lucia Harper is a happily married housewife who enjoys a comfortable middle class existence at her Californian beach home... [More...]
Max Ophüls
Lucia Harper is a happily married housewife who enjoys a comfortable middle class existence at her Californian beach home... [More...]
The Remains of the Day (1993)
James Ivory
Mr James Stevens is the butler at Darlington Hall, one of England's grander stately homes. Recently the Hall has changed hands and Stevens now serves Mr Lewis, a retired American congressman... [More...]
James Ivory
Mr James Stevens is the butler at Darlington Hall, one of England's grander stately homes. Recently the Hall has changed hands and Stevens now serves Mr Lewis, a retired American congressman... [More...]
Rio Grande (1950)
John Ford
Lieutenant Colonel Kirby York commands a remote cavalry post on the border between the United States and Mexico. Knowing he is understrength against the mounting threat from the Apaches, he puts in a request for more recruits... [More...]
John Ford
Lieutenant Colonel Kirby York commands a remote cavalry post on the border between the United States and Mexico. Knowing he is understrength against the mounting threat from the Apaches, he puts in a request for more recruits... [More...]
The River (1951)
Jean Renoir
On the banks of a great river in India, an English family enjoys an idyllic existence. Father is the owner of a jute mill which employs hundreds of local people... [More...]
Jean Renoir
On the banks of a great river in India, an English family enjoys an idyllic existence. Father is the owner of a jute mill which employs hundreds of local people... [More...]
Roman Holiday (1953)
William Wyler
Princess Ann, the heiress to the throne of an unnamed country, is making a tour of the major European capitals. During her visit to Rome, she becomes tired of her endless round of public engagements and, late one evening, she slips away from her state apartments to see how ordinary people live... [More...]
William Wyler
Princess Ann, the heiress to the throne of an unnamed country, is making a tour of the major European capitals. During her visit to Rome, she becomes tired of her endless round of public engagements and, late one evening, she slips away from her state apartments to see how ordinary people live... [More...]
Safety Last! (1923)
Fred C. Newmeyer
A young man named Harold sets out to make his fortune in the city but ends up as a low paid shop assistant in a large department store... [More...]
Fred C. Newmeyer
A young man named Harold sets out to make his fortune in the city but ends up as a low paid shop assistant in a large department store... [More...]
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Michael Curtiz
King Philip II of Spain plans to build an armada that will invade England, the one country that threatens his dream of world domination... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
King Philip II of Spain plans to build an armada that will invade England, the one country that threatens his dream of world domination... [More...]
Send Me No Flowers (1964)
Norman Jewison
George has everything a man could want. A nice house, a good job and an adoring wife, Judy. Yet every minute of his life is riddled with anxiety about his health... [More...]
Norman Jewison
George has everything a man could want. A nice house, a good job and an adoring wife, Judy. Yet every minute of his life is riddled with anxiety about his health... [More...]
September (1987)
Woody Allen
A chronic depressive in her mid-thirties, Lane hopes to recover her bearings by moving back to the country house in Vermont that she has inherited from her father... [More...]
Woody Allen
A chronic depressive in her mid-thirties, Lane hopes to recover her bearings by moving back to the country house in Vermont that she has inherited from her father... [More...]
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Stanley Donen
Adam Pontipee is a woodsman who lives a rough life in the Oregon hills with his six equally rough brothers: Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank and Gideon... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Adam Pontipee is a woodsman who lives a rough life in the Oregon hills with his six equally rough brothers: Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank and Gideon... [More...]
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Billy Wilder
Richard Sherman is a paperback publisher living in the Manhattan district of New York. During the hot summer months, he stays alone at home whilst his wife and young son take a holiday in Maine... [More...]
Billy Wilder
Richard Sherman is a paperback publisher living in the Manhattan district of New York. During the hot summer months, he stays alone at home whilst his wife and young son take a holiday in Maine... [More...]
Shanghai Express (1932)
Josef von Sternberg
Amid the throng of Peking train station, passengers board the crowded Shanghai Express, blissfully unaware of the ordeal that lies ahead... [More...]
Josef von Sternberg
Amid the throng of Peking train station, passengers board the crowded Shanghai Express, blissfully unaware of the ordeal that lies ahead... [More...]