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Chapter TwoChapter Two (1979)
Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. James Caan, Marsha Mason, Valerie Harper
Neil SImon's hit play is competently adapted for the big screen. James Caan in a rare romantic role plays a man recently widowed who falls for a…
ManhattanManhattan (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway
This classy introspective comedy from Woody Allen tributes his beloved city while his neurotic alter–ego searches for romantic and intellectual…
Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Dir. Milton Katselas
Feat. Goldie Hawn
Early Goldie Hawn vehicle adapts Leonard Gershe's Broadway play, in which Hawn's blind neighbour falls in love with her.
Walk in the Spring Rain, AWalk in the Spring Rain, A (1970)
Dir. Guy Green
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Hopkins
Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Hopkins conduct an illicit affair in their middle age. Romantic slush best enjoyed as unintentional comedy.
Elvira MadiganElvira Madigan (1967)
Dir. Bo Widerberg
Feat. Pia Degermark, Thommy Berggren, Lennart Malmer
Ultra–romantic story of an army officer and a tightrope dancer who sacrifice everything for each other. Filmed like a shampoo commercial, it…
Glass Bottom Boat, TheGlass Bottom Boat, The (1966)
Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Dom DeLuise
Completely transparent comedy of the fluffy 60s variety, with Doris Day, pursued by Rod Taylor and mistaken for a Soviet spy.
Two for the RoadTwo for the Road (1966) Recommended
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney
Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney play a married couple who reflect on their twelve year marriage while driving through France in a sports car with…
Walk, Don't RunWalk, Don't Run (1966)
Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Cary Grant
During the Tokyo Olympics, an American athlete shares an apartment with an amorous distraction and a wealthy businessman. Breezy comedy marks Cary…
CharadeCharade (1964) Recommended
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn
Excellently scripted Hitchcock–style thriller crosses the romantic with the macabre.
Move Over, Darling (1963)
Dir. Michael Gordon
Feat. Doris Day, James Garner
Originally intended for Marilyn Monroe as 'Something's Got to Give', Doris Day and James Garner instead appear in this comedy about a long…

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