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One Fine Morning (Un Beau Matin) (2022): Lea Seydoux is French movie star royalty but she keeps it real in this sublime film from Mia Hansen–Løve (Bergman Island), one of Europe’s…; DVD $29.95
Worst Person in the World, The (2021): Gloriously provocative and richly perceptive comedy drama from talented Norwegian director Joachim Trier (THELMA), which follows an unpredictable,…; DVD $29.95
An Unexpected Love (El amor menos pensado) (2019): Argentinian romantic comedy exploring the lives of a couple who, after 25 years of marriage, decide to explore being single, with hilarious and…; DVD $29.95
In the Name Of The Land (2019): Following the life of a stoic farmer across four decades, this bittersweet and deeply moving drama marks the directorial debut of French…; DVD $29.95
Room 212 (Chambre 212, On a Magical Night) (2019): Playful French rom–com from acclaimed writer–director Christophe Honore (MA MERE, DAN PARIS). Set over the course of one night, where…; DVD $29.95
Weathering with You (2019): Touching Japanese animated romance doubling as an eco–fable, about a high school boy who befriends a girl who can manipulate the weather. From…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
A Faithful Man (L'homme fidèle) (2018): Romantic farce with a whimsical, French new–wave sensibility directed by and starring Louis Garrel. A dashing journalist finds his life…; DVD $29.95
Cold War (2018): The director of 'Ida' (2013) follows up with a deeply romantic, immaculately composed tale of a Polish concert pianist and a charismatic singer who…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Photograph (2018): A charming romance from the director of THE LUNCHBOX set in Mumbai, where a struggling street photographer convinces a shy stranger to pose as his…; DVD $29.95
Sorry Angel (2018): Articulate and powerful love story set in Paris in the 90's, where a worldly writer falls for a younger, carefree university student.; DVD $29.95
Aurore (I Got Life!) (2017): Actress and co–writer Jaoui is the heart and soul of this witty if overly–familiar rom–com as the eponymous 50–year–old…; DVD $29.95
Fireworks (Fireworks: Should We See It from the Side or The Bottom?) (2017): Beautifully romantic Japanese anime set during a school summer vacation, based on Shunji Iwai’s 1993 TV series, “Fireworks”. Refreshingly…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
A Silent Voice (Koe no katachi) (2016): Unique Japanese anime following a deaf girl called Shoko, who is bullied at school by a boy who grows up to be tormented by his past behavior, and…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Up For Love (Un homme à la hauteur) (2016): Warm hearted French rom–com about a lawyer who unexpectedly falls for a man with short stature (Jean Dujardin, star of THE ARTIST and the OSS…; DVD $34.95
Your Name (Kimi no na wa) (2016): Another exquisite animated drama from Makoto Shinkai, an increasingly beloved and notable voice in the world of Japanese anime. The story is based on…; DVD $34.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
La Belle Saison (Summertime) (2015): Two women strike up a passionate affair against a backdrop of the feminist movement in early–1970's France, but struggle to reconcile of…; DVD $29.95
Garden of Words, The (2013): Another gorgeous animated romance from the director of 5 CENTIMETRES PER SECOND, centred on the poignant relationship between a sensitive teenager…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Another Woman's Life (2012): Juliette Binoche is typically radiant in this otherwise slight variation on the time–leap genre. She plays a well–to–do woman who…; DVD $29.95
Fly Me to the Moon (Un plan parfait) (2012): The French churn out another dispensable yet dishy rom–com, this time centred on a woman (Diane Kruger, she of the supermodel looks) who…; DVD $29.95
Café de Flore (2011): Two parallel stories of love and hope transcend their time difference in this fantastical juggling act from French–Canadian filmmaker…; DVD $14.95
Goodbye, First Love (2011): The director of FATHER OF MY CHILDREN turns her nuanced lens on the passionate but slow–maturing romance between a couple who break up in their…; DVD $29.95
Age of Reason, The (With Love... from the Age of Reason) (2010): A frazzled career woman at breaking point reconnects with her childhood in this soul–searching romantic comedy. More melodramatic, and less…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Angele and Tony (2010): This quality, character–driven courtship between a prostitute with a past and a plainspoken fisherman successfully plays down obvious emotion…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $19.95
5 Centimetres Per Second (Five Centimetres Per Second) (2008): Sublimely romantic animated feature divided into three separate episodes tracing the emotional journey of a teenage boy through to manhood, and the…; DVD $24.95
Caramel (Sukkar banat) (2007): Charming Lebanese soap opera with a social conscience, the latest in an emerging wave of dissenting Middle Eastern dramas divulges the stifled lives…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Hunting and Gathering (2007): A waif–thin artist/cleaner (Tautou) gains a new lease on life after a chance encounter with a dignified stutterer in this heartwarming lost…; DVD $19.95
Singer, The (Quand j'étais chanteur) (2006): Gerard Depardieu works his rotund charm as a journeyman lounge singer, crooning his way through half–empty nightclubs while forging an unlikely…; DVD $24.95
Head-On (Gegen die Wand) (2004): Set in scungy working–class Hamburg, this constructs an unusual love story around two Turkish immigrants – a drunken janitor (Unel) and a…; DVD $29.95
Unconscious (Inconscientes) (2004): Boisterous 'Freudian farce' set amidst the extravagent architecture of Barcelona in 1913, where a disturbed psychiatrist suddenly adandons his…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Spanish Apartment, The (L'Auberge Espagnole) (2002): Summery comedy set in a Barcelona apartment, where six international exchange students variously mingle, cavort and fall messily in love. Although…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Amelie (2001): A charming romantic comedy stamped with the purely cinematic style of dir. Jean–Pierre Juenet, who here remixes intricate set pieces, editing…; DVD $14.95
Guantanamera (1996): A quirky mix of low–speed road movie and romantic comedy following the unsteady progress of a funeral procession across the length of Cuba…; Poster (G) $9.95
Mediterraneo (1991): Oscar–winning tale of eight Italian soldiers who find themselves stranded on a remote Greek isle during WW2. An affecting and surprising…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70

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