Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Romance: 845 Films to Buy & Rent
Lover, The (1992)
- Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
Feat. Jane March, Tony Leung (Kar-fai)
- Exotic adaptation of Marguerite Duras' autobiographical novel charting an illicit affair between a 15–year–old French school–girl…
Mississippi Masala (1992)
- Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Denzel Washington, Roshan Seth, Sarita Choudhury
- A poignant gem about a tabooed romance between a beautiful Indian girl and a black carpet cleaner (Denzel Washington) in the deep South.
Playboys, The (1992)
- Dir. Gillies MacKinnon
Feat. Robin Wright, Aidan Quinn, Albert Finney
- Robin Wright and travelling player Aidan Quinn attempt to consummate their passions in the face of religion, geography and Albert Finney's drunkard…
Stan and George's New Life (1992)
- Dir. Brian McKenzie
Feat. Paul Chubb
- Life begins at 40 forty for under–achiever Stan who finally cuts the apron strings, gets a new job and finds a soul mate. A poignant story of…
Station, The (1992)
- Dir. Sergio Rubini
Feat. Sergio Rubini, Margherita Buy, Ennio Fantastichini
- Beguiling film about a disillusioned society woman who becomes drawn to a humble station–master while waiting for the first available train.
Untamed Heart (1992)
- Dir. Tony Bill
Feat. Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei
- A fairy–tale romance kindles between a perky waitress and a kitchen–hand with a special condition. Does wonders for Christian Slater's…
A Heart in Winter (Un Coeur en Hiver) (1991)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Andre Dussollier
- Impeccable romantic tragedy examines a love triangle between a virtuoso violinist, her violin–making boyfriend and his emotionally crippled…
Amants Du Pont Neuf, Les (1991)
- Dir. Leos Carax
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant
- Extravagant production breathes fire into this unusual epic love story of two young Paris street punks. Through the ebbs and the flows, Carax adjusts…
American Friends (1991)
- Dir. Tristram Powell
Feat. Michael Palin, Connie Booth, Trini Alvarado
- Subdued yet engaging period drama with Ex–Monty Pythoner Michael Palin, but expect few laughs from him as a scrupulous Oxford tutor whose vow…
Bridge, The (1991)
- Dir. Sydney MacCartney
Feat. Saskia Reeves, David O'Hara, Joss Ackland…
- A moving–canvas period drama about a romantic liaison between a married mother (Saskia Reeves) and a impressionist painter. Over–familiar…