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Your search by 'Romance' identified 19 films
France, 2004, 90 min.
The story of Gilles and Marion, a modern Parisian couple in their 30s, filmed in five crucial parts of their relationship - meeting, marriage, childbirth, arguments, and divorce, but in reverse order. François Ozon (8 WOMEN, SWIMMING POOL) delivers a brilliant, though pessimistic, life lesson about the difficulties of living as a couple. …
USA, 2005, 88 min.
Three college graduates have only days left in Spain, and they make the most of it at bullfights, in bars and running with the bulls. Then Chris (Joshua Jackson) meets a quintessential Spanish beauty, and must decide if time with her is more important than his impending corporate career. Direct …
South Africa, 2004, 107 min.
Kate may be missing out on true love by continuing her affair with a married man. Jean-Claude enchants the ladies and the pets. Lindiwe juggles too much at once. A South African animal shelter sets the stage for this Altman-esque study of life and love. Director Mark Bamford and cast Debbie Brown and Eriq Ebouaney scheduled to attend both screenings …
USA, 1928, 71 min.
A rarely-seen masterpiece featuring two of the greatest comic sequences ever filmed. The lovable Tramp finds work as a circus janitor, only to be drafted in to replace the wayward feature acts. With a score composed by Chaplin at age 79, this is one of the must-see events of the festival. …
Japan, 2004, 133 min.
Spying the cute Mark while riding the train to school, teen Alice encourages her shy childhood friend Hana to pursue him. When he’s accidentally knocked unconscious, Hana convinces him that he has amnesia and that they were a couple. Which is just fine until Mark starts to fall for Alice… …
Norway, 2004, 125 min.
This Scandinavian blend of Altman’s SHORT CUTS and Paul Thomas Anderson’s MAGNOLIA tracks several strangers heating up and breaking down during Norway’s hottest day of the year. In a gorgeous-looking Oslo, two lovers hope to reunite in Hawaii (an Oslo bar), while a convict dreams of Hawaii (the paradise). …
Poland, 2004, 72 min.
In this Polish comedy, a middle-aged couple meet on a TV dating show. He’s a retired army officer and she’s a former “Solidarity” supporter. Together they win a weekend getaway at a luxurious hotel, and their presumably romantic date turns into a battlefield of old political sentiments. …
India, 2004, 104 min.
In the rural South of India, two young girls discover their feelings have evolved beyond friendship. When the neighbors begin to talk, one family flies into a panic and quickly plans for an arranged marriage, in this sensitive story of love and discovery. …
United Kingdom, 2004, 103 min.
When, in 1936, a young man is washed ashore in a close-knit seaside community, spinster sisters Ursula and Janet Widington (Dames Maggie Smith and Judi Dench) take him under their wing, setting the stage for jealous rivalries, dark political paranoia and crushing heartbreak. An irresistible romantic film filled with laughter and gentle regret. …
USA, 2005, 95 min.
Multimedia artist Miranda July makes her feature debut with this whimsical, surreal and humorous look at the difficulty of finding and keeping love. A newly single father of two boys panics when he meets a strangely captivating woman. Meanwhile, his kids are experimenting with love and lust in their own ways. Upgrade your Opening Night ticket to include our …
United Kingdom, 2004, 84 min.
Beautiful Creatures meets Y Tu Mamá Tanbién in this sweeping journey of first love, desire and the wonder of friendship. Tamsin, a Nietzsche-reading, Edith Piaf fan on leave from boarding school, meets Mona, a sassy redhead who enjoys torturing her born-again Christian brother. They retreat into an increasingly romantic and sexual relationship, moving this girls-gone-wild tale in …
Denmark, 2002, 103 min.
Devastated when her fiancée is paralyzed in an accident, Cecilie turns to a hospital doctor for support. Things become complicated when she discovers the doctor’s wife was the driver in the accident. A candid and painful look at interpersonal emotional dynamics in the face of tragedy. …
France, 2004, 102 min.
Two great actresses go head-to-head in this subtle and complex melodrama. Agnès Jaoui plays a stylish movie star while Karin Viard is a mousy magazine proofreader. A chance encounter between the two turns into an unlikely personal and professional partnership, and then they become rivals for the same man. Director Francois Favrat scheduled to attend May 21 screening …
Argentina, 2004, 152 min.
Epic in scope. Quietly affecting and rewardingly intense, Aldofo Aristarain has created his most accomplished feature yet. A young journalist typing a famous novelist’s last book dredges up memories of the novelist’s mother Roma and the struggles that tore Argentina apart in the late ’60s and ’70s. Ultimately it’s a compassionate look back at a turbulent life, and an homage to the dangerous pleasu …
Canada, 2005, 90 min.
One day when Sabah, 40, least expects it, she falls in love with the wrong man. She's Muslim, he's not. Unbeknownst to her family, she goes on a whirlwind affair before both culture and love collide. An entertaining, Syrian MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING set in Toronto. Director Ruba Nadda scheduled to attend both screenings …
USA, 2005, 91 min.
Wil is a successful surgeon and dutiful daughter who has just begun a clandestine lesbian relationship with a ballet dancer. When her 48-year-old mother announces she’s pregnant and moving in, the worlds of family, love, lust and secrets unfold in this infectiously sexy and heartfelt romantic comedy about what it means to live life honestly. Director Alice Wu scheduled to attend both screenin …
India, 2004, 105 min.
Heart wrenchingly romantic story of love and regret. Ravi is a child laborer in a carpet factory where he meets Masha, and they make a romantic pact that will define their entire lives. Over the course of 60 years they live lives of missed connections, which only fuels the romantic longing between them. Director Florian Gallenberger scheduled to attend both screenings …
Australia, 2004, 106 min.
When teenage Heidi’s sexploits make life at home too hot to handle, she skips town for the more alluring vistas of a ski resort. Tramping her way through several encounters, she finds her way to a room, a job and Joe, a rugged local. But as she starts to gain some balance Joe starts to lose his. …
Germany, 2004, 98 min.
The captain of a rowing team full of Abercrombie hotties comes to terms with the fact that he's a lot more interested in his best friend than his girlfriend. A multilayered reinvention of the gay coming of-age genre with crossed signals, goofy sight gags and homophobes getting their comeuppance. …
