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American cinema: Romance
Shockproof (1949)
Douglas Sirk
Having served a five year stretch in prison for her part in a murder, Jenny Marsh is released into the custody of parole officer Griff Marat, who offers her the prospect of a new life with his support...
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Douglas Sirk
Show Boat (1951)
George Sidney
In 1890, the Show Boat is a paddleboat which transports a troupe of talented performers from town to town along the Mississippi River...
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George Sidney
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Stanley Donen
In 1927, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are the toast of Hollywood. Their numerous films together have made them a national phenomenon and rumour has it that they are engaged to be married...
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Stanley Donen
Sleeper (1973)
Woody Allen
In 1973, Miles Monroe, a jazz musician and proprietor of the Happy Carrot health food store, goes into hospital for routine treatment on an ulcer...
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Woody Allen
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Billy Wilder
Chicago, 1929. Joe and Jerry are two unemployed musicians who are looking for work when they witness a gangland massacre...
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Billy Wilder
Son of Dracula (1943)
Robert Siodmak
Katherine Caldwell, the daughter of a Deep South plantation owner, is hosting a party to welcome her guest, Count Alucard, to America... [More...]
Robert Siodmak
Katherine Caldwell, the daughter of a Deep South plantation owner, is hosting a party to welcome her guest, Count Alucard, to America... [More...]
The Sound of Music (1965)
Robert Wise
Salzburg, Austria, in the late 1930s. Maria is an idealistic young woman whose only goal in life is to become a nun. Unfortunately, the sisters at the convent where she is preparing to take her vows are unsure whether she is suited for this life and so she is sent away for a period of reflection... [More...]
Robert Wise
Salzburg, Austria, in the late 1930s. Maria is an idealistic young woman whose only goal in life is to become a nun. Unfortunately, the sisters at the convent where she is preparing to take her vows are unsure whether she is suited for this life and so she is sent away for a period of reflection... [More...]
South Pacific (1958)
Joshua Logan
During WWII, Emile de Becque, a Frenchman in exile, runs a plantation on a South Pacific island. The island is currently occupied by the US navy, who intend recruiting Emile for an important mission which involves spying on Japanese manoeuvres from a nearby island... [More...]
Joshua Logan
During WWII, Emile de Becque, a Frenchman in exile, runs a plantation on a South Pacific island. The island is currently occupied by the US navy, who intend recruiting Emile for an important mission which involves spying on Japanese manoeuvres from a nearby island... [More...]
Spellbound (1945)
Alfred Hitchcock
When Dr Murchison retires from Green Manors psychiatric hospital, an eminent young expert in psychoanalysis, Dr Edwardes, is hired as his replacement... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
When Dr Murchison retires from Green Manors psychiatric hospital, an eminent young expert in psychoanalysis, Dr Edwardes, is hired as his replacement... [More...]
Stagecoach (1939)
John Ford
One day in 1880, a stagecoach leaves a town in Arizona, heading for Lordsburg, New Mexico. The passengers include alcoholic doctor Doc Boone, disreputable prostitute Dallas, gambler Hatfield, crooked banker Henry Gatewood, whiskey salesman Mr Peacock and a pregnant young wife Lucy Mallory, who is hoping to be reunited with her husband, a cavalryman... [More...]
John Ford
One day in 1880, a stagecoach leaves a town in Arizona, heading for Lordsburg, New Mexico. The passengers include alcoholic doctor Doc Boone, disreputable prostitute Dallas, gambler Hatfield, crooked banker Henry Gatewood, whiskey salesman Mr Peacock and a pregnant young wife Lucy Mallory, who is hoping to be reunited with her husband, a cavalryman... [More...]
Stella Dallas (1937)
King Vidor
Stella Martin is a modest working girl who lives with her parents and brother in a small Massachusetts mill town. She has fanciful notions of marriage and falls instantly in love when she meets Stephen Dallas, a handsome ex-millionaire who now has to earn his living after his father's suicide... [More...]
King Vidor
Stella Martin is a modest working girl who lives with her parents and brother in a small Massachusetts mill town. She has fanciful notions of marriage and falls instantly in love when she meets Stephen Dallas, a handsome ex-millionaire who now has to earn his living after his father's suicide... [More...]
Stolen Holiday (1937)
Michael Curtiz
In the early 1930s, Nicole Picot works as a model for a Paris fashion house. One day, she is selected by Stefan Orloff to pose as his wife at a dinner date so that he can persuade a wealthy investor that he is well up in French society... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
In the early 1930s, Nicole Picot works as a model for a Paris fashion house. One day, she is selected by Stefan Orloff to pose as his wife at a dinner date so that he can persuade a wealthy investor that he is well up in French society... [More...]
Stormy Weather (1943)
Andrew L. Stone
On his return to America after serving in the First World War, Bill Williamson sets his sights on becoming a dancer but has difficulty finding work of any kind... [More...]
Andrew L. Stone
On his return to America after serving in the First World War, Bill Williamson sets his sights on becoming a dancer but has difficulty finding work of any kind... [More...]
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
H.C. Potter
Vernon Castle is a vaudeville comic who makes a big impression on Irene Foote when he saves her dog from drowning in the sea one day... [More...]
H.C. Potter
Vernon Castle is a vaudeville comic who makes a big impression on Irene Foote when he saves her dog from drowning in the sea one day... [More...]
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Lewis Milestone
In 1928, Martha Ivers is a young orphan girl who longs to escape from the domineering control of her cold-hearted aunt in Iverstown... [More...]
Lewis Milestone
In 1928, Martha Ivers is a young orphan girl who longs to escape from the domineering control of her cold-hearted aunt in Iverstown... [More...]
Street Angel (1928)
Frank Borzage
In Naples, a young woman named Angela wonders how she will find the money to buy medicine for her dying mother. When an attempt to sell herself to a passer-by in the street fails, she tries to steal money from a sausage seller, but is caught in the act... [More...]
Frank Borzage
In Naples, a young woman named Angela wonders how she will find the money to buy medicine for her dying mother. When an attempt to sell herself to a passer-by in the street fails, she tries to steal money from a sausage seller, but is caught in the act... [More...]
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Preston Sturges
John L. Sullivan is a successful Hollywood film director. His lightweight comedies, such as Ants in Your Pants of 1939, have made him a rich man... [More...]
Preston Sturges
John L. Sullivan is a successful Hollywood film director. His lightweight comedies, such as Ants in Your Pants of 1939, have made him a rich man... [More...]
Summertime (1955)
David Lean
Jane Hudson, a middle-aged spinster from Ohio, finally gets to realise her lifelong dream, a holiday in Venice, where she hopes to find love and romance amidst the golden waterways and ancient monuments... [More...]
David Lean
Jane Hudson, a middle-aged spinster from Ohio, finally gets to realise her lifelong dream, a holiday in Venice, where she hopes to find love and romance amidst the golden waterways and ancient monuments... [More...]
Sunrise (1927)
F.W. Murnau
A young woman from the city finds refuge in an isolated rural community, where she immediately starts to have an affair with a married farmer... [More...]
F.W. Murnau
A young woman from the city finds refuge in an isolated rural community, where she immediately starts to have an affair with a married farmer... [More...]
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Billy Wilder
A man's dead body is found floating in the swimming pool of a lavish private residence. As the police and journalists hasten to the scene, the story of what took place is revealed… Hollywood screenwriter Joe Gillis has neither work nor money... [More...]
Billy Wilder
A man's dead body is found floating in the swimming pool of a lavish private residence. As the police and journalists hasten to the scene, the story of what took place is revealed… Hollywood screenwriter Joe Gillis has neither work nor money... [More...]
Superman II (1980)
Richard Lester
In the nick of time, Superman manages to thwart a plot by terrorists to blow up Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower with a hydrogen bomb, but when the bomb detonates in deep space it releases three criminals from the planet Krypton from their two-dimensional prison... [More...]
Richard Lester
In the nick of time, Superman manages to thwart a plot by terrorists to blow up Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower with a hydrogen bomb, but when the bomb detonates in deep space it releases three criminals from the planet Krypton from their two-dimensional prison... [More...]
Suspicion (1941)
Alfred Hitchcock
From the moment they first met, sitting opposite one another on a train, Lina MacKinlaw knew that Johnnie Aysgarth would be the love of her life... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
From the moment they first met, sitting opposite one another on a train, Lina MacKinlaw knew that Johnnie Aysgarth would be the love of her life... [More...]
Swing Time (1936)
George Stevens
When his friends play a practical joke on him, dancer John Garnett arrives too late for his wedding. His prospective father-in-law is unimpressed by this turn of events and tells Garnett that he will only consent to the marriage once he has earned $25,000... [More...]
George Stevens
When his friends play a practical joke on him, dancer John Garnett arrives too late for his wedding. His prospective father-in-law is unimpressed by this turn of events and tells Garnett that he will only consent to the marriage once he has earned $25,000... [More...]
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
F.W. Murnau
The island of Bora Bora is a South Pacific paradise, where the local population live an idyllic and peaceful existence in a landscape of untainted beauty... [More...]
F.W. Murnau
The island of Bora Bora is a South Pacific paradise, where the local population live an idyllic and peaceful existence in a landscape of untainted beauty... [More...]
The Talk of the Town (1942)
George Stevens
When a fabrics mill goes up in flames, one of its employees, Leopold Dilg, is arrested on a charge of arson. The jury at his trial are unlikely to show him any leniency, as the mill foreman died in the fire... [More...]
George Stevens
When a fabrics mill goes up in flames, one of its employees, Leopold Dilg, is arrested on a charge of arson. The jury at his trial are unlikely to show him any leniency, as the mill foreman died in the fire... [More...]
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
Franco Zeffirelli
Not long after his arrival in Padua, Lucentio, the son of a wealthy merchant, falls in love with Bianca, the youngest daughter of Baptista Minola... [More...]
Franco Zeffirelli
Not long after his arrival in Padua, Lucentio, the son of a wealthy merchant, falls in love with Bianca, the youngest daughter of Baptista Minola... [More...]
The Tarnished Angels (1958)
Douglas Sirk
During the Great Depression, Roger Shumann earns a modest living as a barnstorming flier at provincial air shows across America, with his wife Laverne performing daring parachute stunts... [More...]
Douglas Sirk
During the Great Depression, Roger Shumann earns a modest living as a barnstorming flier at provincial air shows across America, with his wife Laverne performing daring parachute stunts... [More...]
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Vincente Minnelli
A school reunion provides Tom Lee with the pretext for revisiting the New England prep school which had had such a marked effect on his life... [More...]
Vincente Minnelli
A school reunion provides Tom Lee with the pretext for revisiting the New England prep school which had had such a marked effect on his life... [More...]
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Walter Lang
In the 1920s, Molly and Terry Donahue begin their musical vaudeville act. They are a hit and play to packed houses. Some years later, they are joined by their three children, Tim, Katy and Steve, and The Five Donahues becomes one of the biggest acts in America... [More...]
Walter Lang
In the 1920s, Molly and Terry Donahue begin their musical vaudeville act. They are a hit and play to packed houses. Some years later, they are joined by their three children, Tim, Katy and Steve, and The Five Donahues becomes one of the biggest acts in America... [More...]
They Live by Night (1948)
Nicholas Ray
During the 1930s, three convicts make a successful break from a prison farm and go on the run in a stolen car. Two of the men are seasoned bank robbers, Chicamaw and T-Dub; the third, Bowie, is a young man wrongly convicted for murder... [More...]
Nicholas Ray
During the 1930s, three convicts make a successful break from a prison farm and go on the run in a stolen car. Two of the men are seasoned bank robbers, Chicamaw and T-Dub; the third, Bowie, is a young man wrongly convicted for murder... [More...]