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Bright StarBright Star (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Paul Schneider
A resounding return–to–form for dir. Jane Campion, who is in full flourish with this delicate and deeply romantic tale of the doomed love…
Cairo TimeCairo Time (2009) Recommended
Dir. Ruba Nadda
Feat. Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig
A sturdy, old–fashioned picaresque romance set in the heat of modern day Cairo, with Patricia Clarkson as an American wife who falls under the…
CheriCheri (2009)
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates
Gorgeously–appointed period drama set in the "Belle Époque" of 1900s Paris, focused on a love affair between a retired courtesan (Pfeiffer)…
Coco Chanel & Igor StravinskyCoco 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 EndFrom 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 NightGiulia 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…
Good Guy, TheGood Guy, The (2009)
Dir. Julio DePietro
Feat. Alexis Bledel, Scott Porter, Bryan Greenberg
Unusually stringent romantic comedy set against the back drop of Wall Street where an offbeat love triangle develops. Dir. De Pietro – a former…
GretaGreta (According to Greta) (2009)
Dir. Nancy Bardawil
Feat. Hilary Duff, Ellen Burstyn, Melissa Leo
Hilary Duff, in a serious turn, delivers a commendable performance as a suicidal teen sent to her grandparents house for the summer. Ellen Burstyn…
LeavingLeaving (Partir) (2009) Recommended
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…
Love HappensLove Happens (2009)
Dir. Brandon Camp
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart, Martin Sheen
Chintzy romance with Eckhart as a self help author struggling to cope with the death of his wife and a burgeoning romance with a floral designer.…

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