Film Index
American cinema: Romance
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
D.W. Griffith
In the early 1860s, the Stonemans, an affluent family from the Northern States, visit their friends, the Camerons, in the South...
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D.W. Griffith
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Henry Koster
Bishop Henry Brougham has become so preoccupied with raising funds to build his dream cathedral that he has neglected his wife and his more important clerical duties...
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Henry Koster
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
Frank Capra
When Megan Davis arrives in Shanghai to marry her fiancé, a missionary worker named Robert Strike, the country is in the midst of a bloody civil war...
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Frank Capra
Blind Husbands (1919)
Erich von Stroheim
An American doctor, Robert Armstrong, and his wife Margaret arrive at the Alpine village of Cortina d'Ampezzo in Northern Italy, looking forward to a well-deserved holiday...
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Erich von Stroheim
Blonde Venus (1932)
Josef von Sternberg
Edward Faraday is an American research chemist whose experiments with radioactive substances have given him a life-threatening illness...
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Josef von Sternberg
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
Howard Brookner
Reporter Waldo Winchester recalls that one of the wildest nights of his career was New Year's Eve 1928. It all began at Mindy's diner on Broadway, with a criminal mastermind, the Brain, treating a hard luck gambler named Regret (after the only horse he won a bet on) to a slap-up meal... [More...]
Howard Brookner
Reporter Waldo Winchester recalls that one of the wildest nights of his career was New Year's Eve 1928. It all began at Mindy's diner on Broadway, with a criminal mastermind, the Brain, treating a hard luck gambler named Regret (after the only horse he won a bet on) to a slap-up meal... [More...]
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Arthur Penn
In the early 1930s, America is in the grip of the Great Depression. Life is hard, but Clyde Barrow, a young man who has recently been released from prison, manages to scrape along by holding up the odd store and gas station... [More...]
Arthur Penn
In the early 1930s, America is in the grip of the Great Depression. Life is hard, but Clyde Barrow, a young man who has recently been released from prison, manages to scrape along by holding up the odd store and gas station... [More...]
Borderline (1950)
William A. Seiter
Madeleine Haley, an officer in the Los Angeles Police Department, volunteers to go undercover in Mexico to expose a drugs smuggling operation orchestrated by Pete Ritchie... [More...]
William A. Seiter
Madeleine Haley, an officer in the Los Angeles Police Department, volunteers to go undercover in Mexico to expose a drugs smuggling operation orchestrated by Pete Ritchie... [More...]
Born Yesterday (1950)
George Cukor
Not content with having made a fortune through his scrap metal business, Harry Brock arrives in Washington DC intending to expand his empire with the help of one or two corruptible congressmen... [More...]
George Cukor
Not content with having made a fortune through his scrap metal business, Harry Brock arrives in Washington DC intending to expand his empire with the help of one or two corruptible congressmen... [More...]
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Blake Edwards
Moving into his new apartment in New York City, struggling writer Paul Varjak tumbles into the chaotic life of his neighbour, a muddleheaded drifter named Holly Golightly... [More...]
Blake Edwards
Moving into his new apartment in New York City, struggling writer Paul Varjak tumbles into the chaotic life of his neighbour, a muddleheaded drifter named Holly Golightly... [More...]
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
William Keighley
In the hope of landing himself a nationwide publicity coup, bandleader Alan Brice persuades his fiancée, the heiress Joan Winfield, to elope with him so that they can get married... [More...]
William Keighley
In the hope of landing himself a nationwide publicity coup, bandleader Alan Brice persuades his fiancée, the heiress Joan Winfield, to elope with him so that they can get married... [More...]
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
Leigh Jason
Ignoring his girlfriend Carolyn's protestations that they cannot possibly live on his paltry salary of thirty-five dollars a week, Michael Martin marries her in haste and soon lives to regret it... [More...]
Leigh Jason
Ignoring his girlfriend Carolyn's protestations that they cannot possibly live on his paltry salary of thirty-five dollars a week, Michael Martin marries her in haste and soon lives to regret it... [More...]
Brigadoon (1954)
Vincente Minnelli
Tommy Albright and Jeff Douglas are two Americans who are enjoying a hunting holiday in the Scottish countryside. They lose their way and once the mist has cleared they come across a village which is teeming with life and seems to be out of another time... [More...]
Vincente Minnelli
Tommy Albright and Jeff Douglas are two Americans who are enjoying a hunting holiday in the Scottish countryside. They lose their way and once the mist has cleared they come across a village which is teeming with life and seems to be out of another time... [More...]
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Howard Hawks
To secure a million dollar donation for his natural history museum, palaeontologist David Huxley finds he has to play a round of golf with his donor's agent, Mr Peabody... [More...]
Howard Hawks
To secure a million dollar donation for his natural history museum, palaeontologist David Huxley finds he has to play a round of golf with his donor's agent, Mr Peabody... [More...]
Broken Blossoms (1919)
D.W. Griffith
The behaviour of westerners in his beloved China convinces Cheng Huan that he should travel to Anglo-Saxon lands and spread the gentle message of Buddha... [More...]
D.W. Griffith
The behaviour of westerners in his beloved China convinces Cheng Huan that he should travel to Anglo-Saxon lands and spread the gentle message of Buddha... [More...]
Bus Stop (1956)
Joshua Logan
Bo Decker, a young cowboy who owns a thriving ranch in Montana, takes the bus to Phoenix with his friend Virgil to participate in a rodeo event... [More...]
Joshua Logan
Bo Decker, a young cowboy who owns a thriving ranch in Montana, takes the bus to Phoenix with his friend Virgil to participate in a rodeo event... [More...]
Cabaret (1972)
Bob Fosse
Berlin, 1931. Sally Bowles is a feisty young American who performs a popular cabaret act at the Kit Kat Club, one of the city's hottest nightspots, although she dreams of one day becoming a successful film actress... [More...]
Bob Fosse
Berlin, 1931. Sally Bowles is a feisty young American who performs a popular cabaret act at the Kit Kat Club, one of the city's hottest nightspots, although she dreams of one day becoming a successful film actress... [More...]
Call Me Madam (1953)
Walter Lang
The United States needs to appoint a new ambassador to the European country of Lichtenburg and who better than the oil tycoon and society queen Sally Adams... [More...]
Walter Lang
The United States needs to appoint a new ambassador to the European country of Lichtenburg and who better than the oil tycoon and society queen Sally Adams... [More...]
Camelot (1967)
Joshua Logan
As he prepares to wage a decisive battle against his former ally Sir Lancelot, King Arthur reflects on the circumstances that led to this tragic outcome... [More...]
Joshua Logan
As he prepares to wage a decisive battle against his former ally Sir Lancelot, King Arthur reflects on the circumstances that led to this tragic outcome... [More...]
Camille (1936)
George Cukor
Despite her humble origins, Marguerite Gautier becomes one of the belles of high society Paris, thanks to the extraordinary power she has over men who are more than willing to pay for her favours... [More...]
George Cukor
Despite her humble origins, Marguerite Gautier becomes one of the belles of high society Paris, thanks to the extraordinary power she has over men who are more than willing to pay for her favours... [More...]
Can-Can (1960)
Walter Lang
Paris, 1896. In Montmartre, Simone Pistache runs one of the hottest nightspots in town, a dancehall where the outlawed can-can is frequently performed... [More...]
Walter Lang
Paris, 1896. In Montmartre, Simone Pistache runs one of the hottest nightspots in town, a dancehall where the outlawed can-can is frequently performed... [More...]
Captain Blood (1935)
Michael Curtiz
England, 1685. Dr Peter Blood is convicted of treason when he treats a wounded man who took part in an uprising against King James II... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
England, 1685. Dr Peter Blood is convicted of treason when he treats a wounded man who took part in an uprising against King James II... [More...]
Carefree (1938)
Mark Sandrich
In a desperate attempt to get his fiancée Amanda to agree to marry him, Stephen Arden asks his psychiatrist friend, Dr Tony Flagg, to analyse her... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
In a desperate attempt to get his fiancée Amanda to agree to marry him, Stephen Arden asks his psychiatrist friend, Dr Tony Flagg, to analyse her... [More...]
Carnival Boat (1932)
Albert S. Rogell
Aware that he is getting too old to run his lumber business, Jim Gannon has hopes that his son Buck will take over when he retires... [More...]
Albert S. Rogell
Aware that he is getting too old to run his lumber business, Jim Gannon has hopes that his son Buck will take over when he retires... [More...]
Carnival Story (1954)
Kurt Neumann
Having failed to make its mark in America, a travelling carnival arrives in Munich hoping to lure audiences with its tawdry circus acts... [More...]
Kurt Neumann
Having failed to make its mark in America, a travelling carnival arrives in Munich hoping to lure audiences with its tawdry circus acts... [More...]
Carousel (1956)
Henry King
In a New England fishing village, Billy Bigelow is a fairground barker who has a tendency to be distracted by attractive young ladies... [More...]
Henry King
In a New England fishing village, Billy Bigelow is a fairground barker who has a tendency to be distracted by attractive young ladies... [More...]
Casablanca (1942)
Michael Curtiz
In December 1941, the Moroccan town of Casablanca is under French control and serves as a vital transit point for fugitives of Nazi aggression desperate to get to America... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
In December 1941, the Moroccan town of Casablanca is under French control and serves as a vital transit point for fugitives of Nazi aggression desperate to get to America... [More...]
Charade (1963)
Stanley Donen
Reggie Lambert returns from a holiday in the French Alps to learn that her husband has been murdered, thrown from a train in his pyjamas... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Reggie Lambert returns from a holiday in the French Alps to learn that her husband has been murdered, thrown from a train in his pyjamas... [More...]
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Michael Curtiz
In the early 1850s, Geoffrey Vickers and his brother Perry are British officers in the 27th Lancers, a regiment stationed in the Indian city of Chukoti... [More...]
Michael Curtiz
In the early 1850s, Geoffrey Vickers and his brother Perry are British officers in the 27th Lancers, a regiment stationed in the Indian city of Chukoti... [More...]
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... [More...]
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... [More...]