Romance Film Information
While most films have some aspect of romance between characters (at least as a subplot) a romance film can be loosely defined as any film in which the central plot (the premise of the story) revolves around the romantic involvement of the story's protagonists. Common themes include the characters making decisions based on a newly-found romantic attraction. The questions, "What am I living for?" or "Why am I with my current partner?" often arise.
The appeal of these films is in the dramatic reality of the emotions expressed by the characters. The following is a list of recent romantic films. The most successful romantic film is the 1997 blockbuster, Titanic which grossed over $600 million in America and $1.8 billion, worldwide.[1][2]
Another prerequisite is that the film has a happy ending (or at least bittersweet) and many would argue that no film with a sad ending may be correctly defined as "romance;" however, this second prerequisite is admittedly disputable and many screenwriters and directors will push the boundaries of the genre in this aspect.
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Other names
- The term Chick flick is often associated with romance films as many are targeted to a female audience. Although many romance films may be targeted at women, this is not a defining characteristic of a romance film and a Chick Flick does not necessarily have a romance as a central theme, revolve around the romantic involvement of characters or even contain a romantic relationship. As such, the terms cannot be used interchangeably.
Examples
Tyrone Power embraces Alice Faye in the 1938 film Alexander's Ragtime Band.- Cell Phone (film)
- 10 Things I Hate About You
- 2046
- An Affair to Remember
- Annie Hall
- Autumn In New York
- A Walk to Remember
- Before Sunrise and its sequel, Before Sunset
- Brief Encounter
- Camille
- Casablanca
- City of Angels
- Chungking Express
- Dear John
- Doctor Zhivago
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Garden State
- Girl on the Bridge
- Gone With the Wind
- Griffin & Phoenix
- Humoresque
- In a Lonely Place
- In the Mood for Love
- Last Chance Harvey
- Love Actually
- Love Story
- Kate and Leopold
- Message in a Bottle
- My Sassy Girl (2008 film)
- Notebook (film)
- Notting Hill
- Pearl Harbor
- Pride and Prejudice - 1940, Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV serial), 2003, 2005
- P.S. I Love You
- Random Harvest
- Romeo + Juliet
- Saving Face
- Spike
- Star Runner
- Stay as you are (aka Così come sei)
- Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
- The Bachelor
- The Cameraman
- The Fighting Temptations
- The Illusionist
- The Lake House
- The Notebook
- The Sheik
- The Time Traveler's Wife
- Titanic
- Tristan + Isolde
- Vertigo
- While You Were Sleeping
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall
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See also
References
- ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=romanticdrama.htm
- ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/
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Categories: Romance films | Film genres | Interpersonal relationships
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