Classic Romances

whistlelock · Mar 15, 2007

Some of you will have seen this question on "other" boards.

however, I'm doing movie research for a future project, and I need some input from y'all.

What are some of your favorite romance films?

What are some that you think are the most iconic?

tourdeforce · Mar 15, 2007

THE WAY WE WERE

ChaosTitan · Mar 15, 2007

Sleepless in Seattle
It Happened One Night

Lyxdeslic · Mar 15, 2007

Debbie Does Dallas.

Seriously...? Okay, fine. I'm gonna' go with: a) Ghost b) What Dreams May Come. Both less than adequate movies, on many levels, but the saving grace is the "believability" of the strength of love.

My two copper coins.

Bmwhtly · Mar 16, 2007

High Fidelity. Because it's not slushy or rose-filled. and the whole thing seems refreshingly realistic. And funny.

billythrilly7th · Mar 16, 2007

Say Anything
About Last Night
Lost in Translation
My Best Friend's Wedding
Notting Hill
Love Actually
The Notebook

KTC · Mar 16, 2007

Roman Holiday, of course.

giftedrhonda · Mar 16, 2007

I second High Fidelity, Lost in Translation, and Love Actually.

Also, I'd add The Princess Bride as my all-time classic romance favorite.

Namatu · Mar 16, 2007

While You Were Sleeping
Any Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movie.

maestrowork · Mar 16, 2007

Some of my favorites:

Dr. Zhivago
Roman Holiday
Pillow Talk
Sleepless in Seattle
When Harry Met Sally
Pretty Woman
The Lake House
The Sound of Music
My Fair Lady
West Side Story/Romeo & Juliet
Princess Bride
Moulin Rouge

Ol' Fashioned Girl · Mar 16, 2007

Always
Shakespeare in Love
Castaway
Casablanca
Bridges of Madison County
Starman
Quiet Man
Rebecca
Last of the Mohicans
Goodbye Girl (with Dreyfus)
Wuthering Heights (with Olivier)

MidnightMuse · Mar 16, 2007

I avoid chick-flicks like the plague.

But . . . I'll second The Princess Bride.

Shadow_Ferret · Mar 16, 2007

If I like it, it isn't classified as a romance.

maestrowork · Mar 16, 2007

Romance not= Chick Flick.

No one would call Dr. Zhivago a chick flick.

I'll fight you!

Chumplet · Mar 16, 2007

Romancing the Stone
The Princess Bride
Chocolat
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
An Affair to Remember
Sabrina

Chumplet · Mar 16, 2007

Spaceballs (just kidding)

maestrowork · Mar 16, 2007

Star Wars.

Evaine · Mar 17, 2007

Brief Encounter

robeiae · Mar 17, 2007

The Graduate.

Oh, and Blade Runner. Duh.

maestrowork · Mar 17, 2007

A Streetcar Named Desire, of course.

Brokeback Mountain.

Bmwhtly · Mar 17, 2007

Chumplet said:
Romancing the Stone

robeiae said:
Oh, and Blade Runner. Duh.

Why didn't I think of those?
*slaps himself upside the head*

maestrowork · Mar 17, 2007

Borat! The greatest romance ever!

CheshireCat · Mar 17, 2007

Really surprised nobody's mentioned (I think) Gone With the Wind.

That one has to be in the top ten. Plus:

The Princess Bride
Casablanca
Romancing the Stone
Last of the Mohicans
Now, Voyager
Jane Eyre (the two most recent versions being among the best)
Pride and Prejudice
The Goodbye Girl
The Sound of Music
West Side Story/Romeo and Juliet
Grosse Pointe Blank

(ETA: Bull Durham. I watched it last night.)

:LilLove:

maestrowork · Mar 17, 2007

Oh Pride and Prejudice. That's a really great romance. Shakespeare in Love is not bad.

Foreign films:

Like Water for Chocolate
Cinema Paradiso
Amélie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)

Ardellis · Mar 18, 2007

Casablanca
The Princess Bride
Somewhere in Time
Gone with the Wind
Romeo and Juliet (the Franco Zeffirelli version)
Truly, Madly, Deeply

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