Film Index
British cinema: Romance
Carry on Loving (1970)
Gerald Thomas
Sidney Bliss and his long-term girlfriend Sophie Plummett run a marriage agency that prides itself on bringing together lonely hearts and setting them on the path to matrimonial success...
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Gerald Thomas
Carry on Nurse (1959)
Gerald Thomas
Ted York and Bernie Bishop are the latest admissions to a men's ward in a busy London hospital, the former a reporter with appendicitis, the latter a boxer with a fractured hand...
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Gerald Thomas
Champagne (1928)
Alfred Hitchcock
A wealthy businessman is infuriated when his daughter Betty takes his private aeroplane so that she can join her boyfriend on an ocean liner heading for France...
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Alfred Hitchcock
Chocolat (2000)
Lasse Hallström
The tranquillity of a small French village is disturbed by the arrival of a strange young woman, Vianne Rocher, and her illegitimate daughter, Anouk...
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Lasse Hallström
Cleopatra (1963)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
In 48 BC, Julius Caesar pursues his enemy Pompey to Egypt, where he hopes to forge an alliance with the Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII and his sister Cleopatra...
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Contraband (1940)
Michael Powell
November, 1939. Captain Andersen is on his way back to Denmark when his cargo ship is impounded by British Contraband Control... [More...]
Michael Powell
November, 1939. Captain Andersen is on his way back to Denmark when his cargo ship is impounded by British Contraband Control... [More...]
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
Terence Fisher
In 18th century Spain, a beggar is thrown into a dungeon cell when he offends the cruel Marques Siniestro at his wedding feast... [More...]
Terence Fisher
In 18th century Spain, a beggar is thrown into a dungeon cell when he offends the cruel Marques Siniestro at his wedding feast... [More...]
Damage (1992)
Louis Malle
At a social engagement, a rising member of Parliament, Stephen Fleming, meets a mysterious but stunningly attractive art expert, Anna Barton... [More...]
Louis Malle
At a social engagement, a rising member of Parliament, Stephen Fleming, meets a mysterious but stunningly attractive art expert, Anna Barton... [More...]
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Stephen Frears
France, circa 1760. Behind a façade of scrupulous respectability, the Marquise de Merteuil delights in inflicting cruelty on those who do her wrong through her meticulously calculated romantic intrigues... [More...]
Stephen Frears
France, circa 1760. Behind a façade of scrupulous respectability, the Marquise de Merteuil delights in inflicting cruelty on those who do her wrong through her meticulously calculated romantic intrigues... [More...]
Dark Journey (1937)
Victor Saville
Towards the end of the First World War, Madeleine Goddard makes frequent trips between Paris and Stockholm, ostensibly to supply expensive dresses to her wealthy Swedish clientele... [More...]
Victor Saville
Towards the end of the First World War, Madeleine Goddard makes frequent trips between Paris and Stockholm, ostensibly to supply expensive dresses to her wealthy Swedish clientele... [More...]
Darling (1965)
John Schlesinger
In swinging sixties London, Diana Scott is a beautiful young model who appears to be on a perpetual quest to find meaning in her life... [More...]
John Schlesinger
In swinging sixties London, Diana Scott is a beautiful young model who appears to be on a perpetual quest to find meaning in her life... [More...]
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
Val Guest
In a deserted London bathed in a scorching heat, journalist Peter Stenning returns to his desk at the vacated offices of the newspaper the Daily Express to compose what may well be his final report... [More...]
Val Guest
In a deserted London bathed in a scorching heat, journalist Peter Stenning returns to his desk at the vacated offices of the newspaper the Daily Express to compose what may well be his final report... [More...]
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
Freddie Francis
One year after Dracula was destroyed, Monsignor Ernst Müller returns to the village of Klausenberg to see how the locals are faring now that they have been freed from the vampire scourge... [More...]
Freddie Francis
One year after Dracula was destroyed, Monsignor Ernst Müller returns to the village of Klausenberg to see how the locals are faring now that they have been freed from the vampire scourge... [More...]
Easy Virtue (1928)
Alfred Hitchcock
Believing that his wife Larita has been having an affair with a young artist, Aubrey Filton sues her for divorce. The jury refuses to accept Larita's version of events, that she is entirely innocent of the charges brought against her, and decides in her husband's favour... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Believing that his wife Larita has been having an affair with a young artist, Aubrey Filton sues her for divorce. The jury refuses to accept Larita's version of events, that she is entirely innocent of the charges brought against her, and decides in her husband's favour... [More...]
The Edge of the World (1937)
Michael Powell
Two tourists holidaying in the Hebrides land on the deserted island of Hirta. Their guide Andrew Gray explains that until a decade ago there was a thriving community on the island... [More...]
Michael Powell
Two tourists holidaying in the Hebrides land on the deserted island of Hirta. Their guide Andrew Gray explains that until a decade ago there was a thriving community on the island... [More...]
Embrassez qui vous voudrez (2002)
Michel Blanc
After a stressful year, Elizabeth Lannier is looking forward to her holiday in Le Touquet. When she learns that her best friend Véro will be staying in the same town, she suggests they spend their holiday together... [More...]
Michel Blanc
After a stressful year, Elizabeth Lannier is looking forward to her holiday in Le Touquet. When she learns that her best friend Véro will be staying in the same town, she suggests they spend their holiday together... [More...]
The End of the Affair (1955)
Edward Dmytryk
During the darkest days of WWII, writer Maurice Bendrix is gathering material for a book on Britain's civil servants. One of his subjects is Henry Miles, a senior government official whose wife Sarah holds an immediate fascination for Bendrix... [More...]
Edward Dmytryk
During the darkest days of WWII, writer Maurice Bendrix is gathering material for a book on Britain's civil servants. One of his subjects is Henry Miles, a senior government official whose wife Sarah holds an immediate fascination for Bendrix... [More...]
The English Patient (1996)
Anthony Minghella
In Italy towards the end of the World War Two, a Canadian nurse Hana is tending to a disfigured pilot whose aircraft was shot down in North Africa... [More...]
Anthony Minghella
In Italy towards the end of the World War Two, a Canadian nurse Hana is tending to a disfigured pilot whose aircraft was shot down in North Africa... [More...]
Espion(s) (2009)
Nicolas Saada
With his qualifications, Vincent could easily get himself a well-paid job with a respectable firm, but instead he prefers to work as an airport baggage handler... [More...]
Nicolas Saada
With his qualifications, Vincent could easily get himself a well-paid job with a respectable firm, but instead he prefers to work as an airport baggage handler... [More...]
Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
Anthony Asquith
In the 1880s, Fanny Hopwood returns to her home in London after spending ten years at a boarding school. Her reunion with her parents and sister is shortlived, however... [More...]
Anthony Asquith
In the 1880s, Fanny Hopwood returns to her home in London after spending ten years at a boarding school. Her reunion with her parents and sister is shortlived, however... [More...]
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
John Schlesinger
Rural England, in the early 1800s. Gabriel Oak, a humble sheep farmer in the county of Wessex, is in love with Bathsheba Everdene, a proud, independently minded young woman who lives with her aunt... [More...]
John Schlesinger
Rural England, in the early 1800s. Gabriel Oak, a humble sheep farmer in the county of Wessex, is in love with Bathsheba Everdene, a proud, independently minded young woman who lives with her aunt... [More...]
The Farmer's Wife (1928)
Alfred Hitchcock
For some time, farmer Samuel Sweetland has been without a wife. On the day of his daughter's wedding, he decides it is time that he re-married... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
For some time, farmer Samuel Sweetland has been without a wife. On the day of his daughter's wedding, he decides it is time that he re-married... [More...]
Fire Down Below (1957)
Robert Parrish
After the Korean War, Tony and Felix earn a crust by smuggling tobacco and alcohol around the Caribbean on their tramp boat... [More...]
Robert Parrish
After the Korean War, Tony and Felix earn a crust by smuggling tobacco and alcohol around the Caribbean on their tramp boat... [More...]
Follow That Camel (1967)
Gerald Thomas
Having disgraced himself during a game of cricket, Bertram Oliphant West (known to his friends as Bo) bids farewell to his sweetheart, Lady Jane Ponsonby, and enlists in the French Foreign Legion... [More...]
Gerald Thomas
Having disgraced himself during a game of cricket, Bertram Oliphant West (known to his friends as Bo) bids farewell to his sweetheart, Lady Jane Ponsonby, and enlists in the French Foreign Legion... [More...]
Four Sided Triangle (1953)
Terence Fisher
In a typical English village, Bill and Robin are two inseparable boys whose friendship is threatened by their rivalry for an attractive girl of their own age, Lena... [More...]
Terence Fisher
In a typical English village, Bill and Robin are two inseparable boys whose friendship is threatened by their rivalry for an attractive girl of their own age, Lena... [More...]
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Mike Newell
Charles is a repressed but attractive 30-something Englishman who appears to be incapable of committing himself to any girl he has a relationship with... [More...]
Mike Newell
Charles is a repressed but attractive 30-something Englishman who appears to be incapable of committing himself to any girl he has a relationship with... [More...]
From Russia with Love (1963)
Terence Young
Working for the international crime syndicate SPECTRE, chess grandmaster Kronsteen has devised a foolproof plan to steal the Lektor decoding machine from the Russians... [More...]
Terence Young
Working for the international crime syndicate SPECTRE, chess grandmaster Kronsteen has devised a foolproof plan to steal the Lektor decoding machine from the Russians... [More...]
The Ghost Goes West (1935)
René Clair
In 18th Century Scotland, there is only one thing that the McLaggan and Glourie clans hate more than the English, and that is each other... [More...]
René Clair
In 18th Century Scotland, there is only one thing that the McLaggan and Glourie clans hate more than the English, and that is each other... [More...]
The Go-Between (1970)
Joseph Losey
In the long hot summer of 1900, 12-year-old Leo Colston spends his holiday as a guest of his school friend Marcus Maudsley at the latter's sprawling Norfolk estate... [More...]
Joseph Losey
In the long hot summer of 1900, 12-year-old Leo Colston spends his holiday as a guest of his school friend Marcus Maudsley at the latter's sprawling Norfolk estate... [More...]
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Sam Wood
England, 1933. Although officially retired, Mr Chipping still maintains a visible presence at Brookfield School For Boys, a private school to which he has devoted 63 years of his adult life... [More...]
Sam Wood
England, 1933. Although officially retired, Mr Chipping still maintains a visible presence at Brookfield School For Boys, a private school to which he has devoted 63 years of his adult life... [More...]