Subgenre Sampler
Romance: 1494 Films to Buy & Rent
And While We Were Here (2012)
- Dir. Kat Coiro
Feat. Kate Bosworth, Jamie Blackley
- Kate Bosworth shines in this hushed, understated romance between a married woman and a younger man on an island off the coast of Naples.
Anna Karenina (2012)
- Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Kelly MacDonald…
- Costume drama artisan Joe Wright boldly directs this Tom Stoppard scripted adaptation of Tolstoy’s classic tale of Russian aristocracy.
Another Woman's Life (2012)
- Dir. Sylvie Testud
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Mathieu Kassovitz, Aure Atika…
- Juliette Binoche is typically radiant in this otherwise slight variation on the time–leap genre. She plays a well–to–do woman who…
Any Questions for Ben? (2012)
- Dir. Rob Sitch
Feat. Josh Lawson, Rachael Taylor, Daniel Henshall
- Witty Gen–X comedy from Aussie writer–director Rob Sitch (THE CASTLE, THE DISH), centred on the perfect, but soulless life of an upwardly…
Birdsong (TV Mini-Series) (2012)
- Dir. Philip Martin
Feat. Eddie Redmayne, Clemence Poesy, Matthew Goode
- The horrific experiences of an English soldier fighting in northern France are juxtaposed against his fond, but haunted memories of a forbidden love…
Comes a Bright Day (2012)
- Dir. Simon Aboud
Feat. Craig Roberts, Imogen Poots, Kevin McKidd…
- The cherubic charm of Craig Roberts (SUBMARINE) and Imogen Poots carry this swish, luxuriously shot heist movie–cum–romantic comedy,…
Damsels in Distress (2012)
- Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody
- A welcome, long–overdue return to the youthful comedy of manners Whit Stillman made his name with in the 90s. Greta Gerwig plays an earnest…
Five-Year Engagement, The (2012)
- Dir. Nicholas Stoller
Feat. Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt…
- Soul mates Jason Segel and Emily Blunt find each other, only to struggle over the line after becoming fiances in this engaging romantic comedy.
Fly Me to the Moon (Un plan parfait) (2012)
- Dir. Pascal Chaumeil
Feat. Diane Kruger, Dany Boon, Alice Pol
- The French churn out another dispensable yet dishy rom–com, this time centred on a woman (Diane Kruger, she of the supermodel looks) who…
Happiness Never Comes Alone (2012)
- Dir. James Huth
Feat. Gad Elmaleh, Sophie Marceau
- French romantic fodder, with Gad Elmaleh as a commitment–phobic playboy who, against his constitution, falls head over heels for a divorced…