Subgenre Sampler
Romance: 1505 Films to Buy & Rent
Singles (1992)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Campbell Scott…
- Despite the grungy soundtrack and the Seattle setting, this ain't a gritty depiction of long–hairs trying to put their anarchic stamp on the…
Stan and George's New Life (1992)
- Dir. Brian McKenzie
Feat. Paul Chubb
- Life begins at 40 forty for under–achiever Stan who finally cuts the apron strings, gets a new job and finds a soul mate. A poignant story of…
Station, The (1992)
- Dir. Sergio Rubini
Feat. Sergio Rubini, Margherita Buy, Ennio Fantastichini
- Beguiling film about a disillusioned society woman who becomes drawn to a humble station–master while waiting for the first available train.
Untamed Heart (1992)
- Dir. Tony Bill
Feat. Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei
- A fairy–tale romance kindles between a perky waitress and a kitchen–hand with a special condition. Does wonders for Christian Slater's…
A Heart in Winter (Un Coeur en Hiver) (1991)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Andre Dussollier
- Impeccable romantic tragedy examines a love triangle between a virtuoso violinist, her violin–making boyfriend and his emotionally crippled…
Amants Du Pont Neuf, Les (1991)
- Dir. Leos Carax
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant
- Extravagant production breathes fire into this unusual epic love story of two young Paris street punks. Through the ebbs and the flows, Carax adjusts…
American Friends (1991)
- Dir. Tristram Powell
Feat. Michael Palin, Connie Booth, Trini Alvarado
- Subdued yet engaging period drama with Ex–Monty Pythoner Michael Palin, but expect few laughs from him as a scrupulous Oxford tutor whose vow…
Bridge, The (1991)
- Dir. Sydney MacCartney
Feat. Saskia Reeves, David O'Hara, Joss Ackland…
- A moving–canvas period drama about a romantic liaison between a married mother (Saskia Reeves) and a impressionist painter. Over–familiar…
Days of Being Wild (1991)
- Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Feat. Leslie Cheung
- An excellent example of the other side of Hong Kong movie–making. Set in 1960, Leslie Cheung plays a disillusioned, spoiled youth who…
Doc Hollywood (1991)
- Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, David Ogden Stiers…
- Star vehicle for Michael J Fox, playing a plastic–surgeon en–route to L.A. who has a car–wreck in South Carolina and ends up…