Subgenre Sampler
Romance: 1505 Films to Buy & Rent
House Calls (1978)
- Dir. Howard Zieff
Feat. Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Art Carney…
- Matthau plays a recent widower who attempts to make up for all the fidelity by womanizing he much as he can, before Glenda Jackson comes along and…
Langrishe, Go Down (1978)
- Dir. David Jones
Feat. Judi Dench, Jeremy Irons, Harold Pinter
- Teledrama about a steamy affair in 1930s Dublin between a lonely spinster (Dench) and a parasitic intellectual (Irons), on her family's…
Lillie (TV Mini-Series) (1978)
- Dir. Tony Wharmby, Christopher Hodson, John Gorrie
Feat. Francesca Annis, Catherine Feller, Anton Rodgers…
- Fascinating costume drama about the life and loves of scandalous British actress Lillie Langtry, who's numerous admirers included the Prince Of Wales…
Mill on the Floss, The (1978)
- Dir. Ronald Wilson
Feat. Pippa Guard, Christopher Blake, Anton Lessor
- Loosely based on George Eliot's own childhood, this bleak tale of fueding families and thwarted love is adequately told in this eight part BBC…
Oliver's Story (1978)
- Dir. John Korty
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Candice Bergen, Nicola Pagett…
- Ryan O'Neal returns as Oliver Barrett IV in this tender sequel to LOVE STORY.
Same Time Next Year (1978)
- Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn
- Genteel yet immensely likeable two–hander based on Bernard Slade's Broadway play with Alda and Burstyn as an adulterous couple who share one…
Annie Hall (1977)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
- The 'hall'mark of Woody Allen's career – it won him an Oscar for Best Picture and made him a household name. It's a hilarious send–up of…
Bobby Deerfield (1977)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey…
- Solid, if overlong and overly sincere, drama about an American racing car driver (Pacino) who falls in love with a dying heiress. Not exactly…
Love Boat, The (TV Series) (1977-1986)
- Feat. Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Lauren Tewes…
- As infectious and appealing as its theme song, this Aaron Spelling–produced mega–hit offered cruisy relaxation and sunny escapism for…
Love For Lydia (TV Series) (1977)
- Dir. Tony Wharmby, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Mel Martin, Jeremy Irons, Christopher Blake…
- Adapted from the H.E. Bates' book, this scrumptious Masterpiece Theatre series details the exploits of the beautiful but vapid Lydia and the four men…