Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China’s history.Read More »
Romance
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Kaige Chen – Ba wang bie ji AKA Farewell My Concubine (1993)
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Emilio Fernández – Bugambilia (1945)
1941-1950DramaEmilio FernándezMexicoRomanceDavid Melville writes —
Fans of old Hollywood may remember Dolores del Rio as a ravishing beauty who couldn’t act. Moving from Mexico to the US in the late 20s, she played decorative roles in largely mediocre films. Even the classic South Seas romance Bird of Paradise (King Vidor, 1932) used her less as an actress than as a live Gauguin painting. The musical Wonder Bar (Lloyd Bacon, 1934) gave her little to do beyond a sadomasochist tango with whips. By the early 40s, not even her liaison with Orson Welles could get Dolores a role in a decent film.Read More »
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Laurent Perrin – Buisson ardent (1987)
1981-1990DramaFranceLaurent PerrinRomanceJulie and her childhood sweetheart Jean are separated. When Jean is shipped off to live with his aristocratic father, Julie later becomes engaged to Henri, a young man from her own social standing. When Jean returns, Henri is driven to fits of jealous rage, and Julie follows the uninterested Jean back to Paris in an attempt to win his love again…Read More »
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Ioseb ‘Soso’ Bliadze – Chemi otakhi AKA A Room of My Own (2022)
2021-2030DramaGeorgiaIoseb 'Soso' BliadzeRomanceTina, a young woman who has lost her way in life, rents a room from the vibrant Megi, thanks to whom she gradually starts to discover what it’s like to be free and to be able to make her own decisions.Read More »
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Yonfan – Yi luan qing mi AKA Double Fixation (1987)
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Yonfan – Liu jin sui yue AKA Last Romance (1988)
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Two of Hong Kong’s most adored screen goddesses lend their girlish charm to Last Romance, re-released 29 years after it became a rare commercial hit in the career of art-house director Yonfan.While its fashion and social setting are somewhat dated, the 1988 film still packs a punch with its deeply poignant tale of friendship and love that is repeatedly derailed by materialistic greed and lamentable life decisions.Read More »
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Jacek Borcuch – Nieulotne AKA Lasting (2013)
2011-2020DramaLucas DemarePolandRomanceLasting is an emotional love story about Michał and Karina, a pair of Polish students who meet and fall in love with each other while working summer jobs in Spain. An unexpected nightmare brutally breaks into their carefree time in the heavenly landscape and throws their lives into chaos.Read More »
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Georgi Daneliya – Ya shagayu po Moskve AKA I Walk Around Moscow (1964)
1961-1970ComedyGeorgi DaneliyaRomanceUSSRA 1964 Soviet film directed by Georgiy Daneliya and produced by Mosfilm studios. It stars Nikita Mihalkov, Aleksei Loktev, Jevgeny Steblov and Galina Polskikh. The film also features cameos by four People’s Artists of the USSR: Rolan Bykov, Vladimir Basov, Lev Durov, and Inna Churikova.
The famous movie theme, performed by Mikhalkov, was written by the composer Andrej Petrov. The film, regarded as one of the most characteristic of the Khrushchev Thaw, premiered at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival and won a prize for the work of cameraman Vadim Yusov, best known for his subsequent collaboration with Andrei Tarkovsky.Read More »
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Aino Suni – Heartbeast (2022)
2021-2030Aino SuniDramaFranceRomance“It feels that friendship between girls is the most intimate, dependent relationship there is – even stronger than a marriage…” ~Aino SuniRead More »