Film Index
American cinema: Romance
The Last of the Mohicans (1920)
Maurice Tourneur
By 1757, the Seven Years' War that is ravaging the continent of Europe has reached the colonies in the Americas. A British stronghold in New York, Fort William Henry, is threatened by French armies and their Huron Indian allies...
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Maurice Tourneur
Laura (1944)
Otto Preminger
Inspector Mark McPherson investigates the killing of Laura Hunt. The prime suspect is Waldo Lydecker, a renowned writer with a high opinion of himself and a low opinion of everyone else - except Laura...
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Otto Preminger
Lazybones (1925)
Frank Borzage
It is not without reason that Steve Tuttle is known to everyone as Lazybones. He is a young man who is never in a hurry to do anything, even if his life depended on it...
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Frank Borzage
Let's Make Love (1960)
George Cukor
Jean-Marc Clement is one of the wealthiest men in America, as famous for his extravagant lifestyle as he is for his shrewd business acumen...
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George Cukor
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
Max Ophüls
Vienna, circa 1900. Renowned concert pianist Stefan Brand is about to leave town to avoid having to fight a duel when he receives a mysterious letter from an unknown woman...
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Max Ophüls
Liliom (1930)
Frank Borzage
Budapest, circa 1900. Julie, a waitress in a café, is in love with Liliom, a rough fairground barker. Liliom is a good-for-nothing who has a reputation for exploiting young women and yet Julie is infatuated with him... [More...]
Frank Borzage
Budapest, circa 1900. Julie, a waitress in a café, is in love with Liliom, a rough fairground barker. Liliom is a good-for-nothing who has a reputation for exploiting young women and yet Julie is infatuated with him... [More...]
Lilly Turner (1933)
William A. Wellman
When Lilly Turner marries Rex Durkee, an aspiring actor, she could not be happier. But her dreams soon turn to dust when Rex forces her to become a dancer with a rundown carnival and she discovers that Rex is already married... [More...]
William A. Wellman
When Lilly Turner marries Rex Durkee, an aspiring actor, she could not be happier. But her dreams soon turn to dust when Rex forces her to become a dancer with a rundown carnival and she discovers that Rex is already married... [More...]
The Little Minister (1934)
Richard Wallace
Scotland, 1840. A prim young cleric, Gavin Dishart, soon gains the respect of his parishioners in the village of Thrum, and even habitual drunkards become reformed characters under his influence... [More...]
Richard Wallace
Scotland, 1840. A prim young cleric, Gavin Dishart, soon gains the respect of his parishioners in the village of Thrum, and even habitual drunkards become reformed characters under his influence... [More...]
Little Women (1933)
George Cukor
During the American Civil War, the four March sisters anxiously await the return of their father in their small Massachusetts town... [More...]
George Cukor
During the American Civil War, the four March sisters anxiously await the return of their father in their small Massachusetts town... [More...]
Logan's Run (1976)
Michael Anderson
In the 23rd Century, their world ravaged by war and pollution, the last survivors of the human race live in a great domed city... [More...]
Michael Anderson
In the 23rd Century, their world ravaged by war and pollution, the last survivors of the human race live in a great domed city... [More...]
Lorna Doone (1922)
Maurice Tourneur
In the late 1600s, a region of rural Devonshire in England is menaced by a lawless gang of highwaymen and cut-throats, the Doones... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
In the late 1600s, a region of rural Devonshire in England is menaced by a lawless gang of highwaymen and cut-throats, the Doones... [More...]
The Lost Moment (1947)
Martin Gabel
New York publisher Lewis Venable travels to Venice in the hope of acquiring a set of priceless love letters written by the 19th century poet Jeffrey Ashton to his devoted paramour Juliana Bordereau... [More...]
Martin Gabel
New York publisher Lewis Venable travels to Venice in the hope of acquiring a set of priceless love letters written by the 19th century poet Jeffrey Ashton to his devoted paramour Juliana Bordereau... [More...]
Love Affair (1939)
Leo McCarey
Michel Marnet, France's most eligible playboy bachelor, is on his way to America by liner so that he can marry the fabulously wealthy heiress Lois Clarke... [More...]
Leo McCarey
Michel Marnet, France's most eligible playboy bachelor, is on his way to America by liner so that he can marry the fabulously wealthy heiress Lois Clarke... [More...]
Love and Death (1975)
Woody Allen
A condemned man, about to be executed for a crime he did not commit, Boris Grushenko looks back on his short life, conscious that Death is even now beating a path in his direction... [More...]
Woody Allen
A condemned man, about to be executed for a crime he did not commit, Boris Grushenko looks back on his short life, conscious that Death is even now beating a path in his direction... [More...]
Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Charles Vidor
In 1920s Chicago, Ruth Etting scrapes a living by dancing with patrons at an exclusive nightclub. When she loses her job, racketeer Marty Snyder takes her under his wing and offers her an opportunity to achieve her ambition to become a singer... [More...]
Charles Vidor
In 1920s Chicago, Ruth Etting scrapes a living by dancing with patrons at an exclusive nightclub. When she loses her job, racketeer Marty Snyder takes her under his wing and offers her an opportunity to achieve her ambition to become a singer... [More...]
Lover Come Back (1961)
Delbert Mann
Carol Templeton works for a New York advertising agency and prides herself on the honesty and professionalism with which she conducts her business... [More...]
Delbert Mann
Carol Templeton works for a New York advertising agency and prides herself on the honesty and professionalism with which she conducts her business... [More...]
The Loves of Carmen (1948)
Charles Vidor
In the early 1800s, Don José Mizarabengoa, an ambitious young dragoon guard, takes up a post in a garrison in the Spanish town of Seville... [More...]
Charles Vidor
In the early 1800s, Don José Mizarabengoa, an ambitious young dragoon guard, takes up a post in a garrison in the Spanish town of Seville... [More...]
Lucky Partners (1940)
Lewis Milestone
Bookseller's assistant Jean Newton is taken by surprise when, whilst walking down the street one day, a perfect stranger wishes her good luck... [More...]
Lewis Milestone
Bookseller's assistant Jean Newton is taken by surprise when, whilst walking down the street one day, a perfect stranger wishes her good luck... [More...]
Lucky Star (1929)
Frank Borzage
When she sees a team of electrical line repairmen at work, Mary Tucker, the eldest of widow Tucker's bedraggled offspring, brings them some watered down milk... [More...]
Frank Borzage
When she sees a team of electrical line repairmen at work, Mary Tucker, the eldest of widow Tucker's bedraggled offspring, brings them some watered down milk... [More...]
Lydia (1941)
Julien Duvivier
In old age, the American benefactress Lydia Macmillan is visited by one of her former suitors Dr Michael Fitzpatrick and invited to take tea with him... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
In old age, the American benefactress Lydia Macmillan is visited by one of her former suitors Dr Michael Fitzpatrick and invited to take tea with him... [More...]
Mad Love (1935)
Karl Freund
Dr Gogol, an eminent surgeon, is obsessively in love with the actress Yvonne Orlac, who is presently performing at the Théâtre des Horreurs in Paris... [More...]
Karl Freund
Dr Gogol, an eminent surgeon, is obsessively in love with the actress Yvonne Orlac, who is presently performing at the Théâtre des Horreurs in Paris... [More...]
Madame Bovary (1949)
Vincente Minnelli
In 1857, a book is on trial in France, charged with being an affront to public morality. That book is 'Madame Bovary', and its author Gustave Flaubert gives an impassioned defence of his work, arguing that its heroine is not a monster, but a victim of a monstrous society... [More...]
Vincente Minnelli
In 1857, a book is on trial in France, charged with being an affront to public morality. That book is 'Madame Bovary', and its author Gustave Flaubert gives an impassioned defence of his work, arguing that its heroine is not a monster, but a victim of a monstrous society... [More...]
Magic Town (1947)
William A. Wellman
Rip Smith is convinced that he can steal a march on the polling agencies if he can find a typical American town that, when polled, gives precisely the same results as a nationwide poll... [More...]
William A. Wellman
Rip Smith is convinced that he can steal a march on the polling agencies if he can find a typical American town that, when polled, gives precisely the same results as a nationwide poll... [More...]
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Douglas Sirk
Bob Merrick is the archetypal rich playboy, selfishly squandering his time and his money in reckless leisure pursuits. One day, he comes close to drowning himself whilst chasing records in his souped-up speedboat... [More...]
Douglas Sirk
Bob Merrick is the archetypal rich playboy, selfishly squandering his time and his money in reckless leisure pursuits. One day, he comes close to drowning himself whilst chasing records in his souped-up speedboat... [More...]
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
William Keighley
A critic, public speaker and bon vivant, Sheridan Whiteside is one of America's top radio personalities. During a busy lecture tour, he allows himself to be talked into having dinner at the house of a prominent Ohio family, the Stanleys... [More...]
William Keighley
A critic, public speaker and bon vivant, Sheridan Whiteside is one of America's top radio personalities. During a busy lecture tour, he allows himself to be talked into having dinner at the house of a prominent Ohio family, the Stanleys... [More...]
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Paul Leni
England, 1690. King James II is so offended by the rebellious nobleman Lord Clancharlie that he orders his execution. Before he dies, Clancharlie learns that his infant son Gwynplaine has been sold by the king's jester Barkilphedro to a gypsy surgeon, Dr Hardquannone, who has so disfigured the boy's face to give him a permanent clown-like smile... [More...]
Paul Leni
England, 1690. King James II is so offended by the rebellious nobleman Lord Clancharlie that he orders his execution. Before he dies, Clancharlie learns that his infant son Gwynplaine has been sold by the king's jester Barkilphedro to a gypsy surgeon, Dr Hardquannone, who has so disfigured the boy's face to give him a permanent clown-like smile... [More...]
Man's Castle (1933)
Frank Borzage
During the Great Depression, a homeless young woman named Trina meets a dapper man in a New York park one evening. The man, Bill, takes pity on Trina and invites her to dine with him at an expensive restaurant... [More...]
Frank Borzage
During the Great Depression, a homeless young woman named Trina meets a dapper man in a New York park one evening. The man, Bill, takes pity on Trina and invites her to dine with him at an expensive restaurant... [More...]
Manhattan (1979)
Woody Allen
Isaac Davis is a television comedy writer who is so disgusted with his milieu that he decides to chuck it and start a new career as a serious writer... [More...]
Woody Allen
Isaac Davis is a television comedy writer who is so disgusted with his milieu that he decides to chuck it and start a new career as a serious writer... [More...]
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Rouben Mamoulian
Some time in the 19th Century, Don Diego de la Vega is at a military school in Spain when he is summoned back to his home in Southern California by his father, Don Alejandro Vega... [More...]
Rouben Mamoulian
Some time in the 19th Century, Don Diego de la Vega is at a military school in Spain when he is summoned back to his home in Southern California by his father, Don Alejandro Vega... [More...]
Marnie (1964)
Alfred Hitchcock
Marnie is a young woman with a troubled past who despises men and who tries desperately to buy her mother's love. Her personal demons compel her to adopt various aliases and steal from her employers... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
Marnie is a young woman with a troubled past who despises men and who tries desperately to buy her mother's love. Her personal demons compel her to adopt various aliases and steal from her employers... [More...]