Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Foreign Cinema > Romance: 273 Films to Rent
- Perfect Date, The (L'amour, c'est mieux à deux) (2010)
- Dir. Dominique Farrugia, Arnaud Lemort
Feat. Clovis Cornillac, Virginie Efira, Manu Payet
- A derivative French rom–com nonetheless delivered in good spirits, this focuses on the ingrained patterns of two male friends whose wildly…
- Raavan (2010)
- Dir. Mani Ratnam
Feat. Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan
- Bullish, jungle–set spectacular, based on the Indian legend of 'The Ramayan', is both a vanity project for glamour couple Abhishek Bachchan and…
- Romantics Anonymous (2010)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Améris
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré
- Two would–be lovers must overcome their timidness via a mutual passion for chocolate in this sweet–toothed romantic comedy.
- Room in Rome (Habitación en Roma) (2010)
- Dir. Julio Medem
Feat. Elena Anaya, Natasha Yarovenko, Enrico Lo Verso…
- Erotic chronicle of a brief encounter between two women set almost entirely within the confines of a hotel room. More porno–profundity from…
- Simple Simon (2010)
- Dir. Andreas Öhman
Feat. Bill Skarsgård, Martin Wallström
- Sensitive feel–good romantic–comedy of an Asperger's sufferer whose brother sets out to find him a new girlfriend. Eccentric Swedish…
- Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (Coco & Igor) (2009)
- Dir. Jan Kounen
Feat. Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen
- Fashion icon Coco Chanel and composer Igor Stravinsky share a passionate, illicit love affair in this lavish period romance, which more or less takes…
- From Beginning to End (Do Começo ao Fim) (2009)
- Dir. Aluizio Abranches
Feat. João Gabriel Vasconcellos, Rafael Cardoso, Júlia Lemmertz
- Controversial Brazilian ode to incestuous half–brothers that's evocatively shot and titillatingly steamy but strangely coy on the consequences.
- Giulia Doesn't Go Out at Night (2009)
- Dir. Giuseppe Piccioni
Feat. Valerio Mastandrea, Valeria Golino, Sonia Bergamasco
- Understated romantic drama with an enigmatic Golina as the titular character, a swimming instructor with a dark secret who embarks on a romance with…
- Leaving (Partir) (2009)
- Dir. Catherine Corsini
Feat. Kristin Scott Thomas, Sergi Lopez, Yvan Attal
- Doctor's wife and mother–of–two Kristin Scott Thomas falls unrelentingly for a blue–collar ex–con in this steamy, captivating…
- Many Kisses Later (Ex) (2009)
- Dir. Fausto Brizzi
Feat. Claudia Gerini, Flavio Insinna, Silvio Orlando
- Breezy rom–com –a smash hit in Italy– follows six couples from Chistmas to Valetine's Day and their various entanglements.…