Subgenre Sampler
Romance: 1505 Films to Buy & Rent
Metro (2007)
- Dir. Anurag Basu
Feat. Shilpa Shetty, Irfan Khan
- Talk–of–the–town Shilpa Shetty (of Big Brother and Richard Gere controversy) plays a dissatisfied housewife in this collective of…
Moliere (2007)
- Dir. Laurent Tirard
Feat. Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Laura Morante…
- Jaunty period rom–com in the spirit of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE speculates on the creative catalysts for the comic masterpieces of famed French…
My Blueberry Nights (2007)
- Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Feat. Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn…
- Urban romantic Wong Kar–wai transposes the style and erstwhile longing of his Hong Kong mood pieces to the United States, with songbird Norah…
No Reservations (2007)
- Dir. Scott Hicks
Feat. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin
- US remake of German foodie rom–com MOSTLY MARTHA that’s inferior to its predecessor, yet appetizing enough in garnish (attractive…
Om Shanti Om (2007)
- Dir. Farah Khan
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone
- From the dir. of MAIN HOON NA, this super–lush, mega–lavish Bollywood spectacular tells the story of a love that overcomes death (through…
P.S. I Love You (2007)
- Dir. Richard LaGravenese
Feat. Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow…
- Teary afterlife romance from the dir. of LIVING OUT LOUD, about a series of love notes left for a grieving widow (Swank) by her deceased…
Partition (2007)
- Dir. Vic Sarin
Feat. Jimi Mistry, Kristin Kreuk, Neve Campbell…
- Epic cross–cultural romantic drama set during the partition of India and Pakistan, told through the touching relationship between an ex British…
Persuasion (2007)
- Dir. Adrian Shergold
Feat. Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones, Alice Krige…
- Brisk, sombre–toned ITV production of the Austen romance about the attempt to re–kindle a romance, previously doomed by class division…
Romance Of Astrea and Ceadon, The (2007)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Stéphanie Crayencour, Andy Gillet, Cécile Cassel…
- Eric Rohmer, master of the seasonal romantic tryst, steps out with this playful adaptation of a 17th century French novel, in which a handsome…
Room with a View, A (2007)
- Dir. Nicholas Renton
Feat. Elaine Cassidy, Rafe Spall, Timothy Spall…
- Sumptuous remake of the 1985 film, based on the E.M. Forster novel, of a daring young woman made to choose between two desirable suitors after moving…