Romance
"Alice's Festival Of Romance"
Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight, young (and older) love, unrequited love, obsessive love, sentimental love, spiritual love, forbidden love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, and tragic love. Romantic films serve as great escapes and fantasies for viewers, especially if the two people finally overcome their difficulties, declare their love, and experience life "happily ever after" - implied by a reunion and final kiss.
Here "Alice's Festival of Romance" has been assembled below as an aphabetical list. Should more precise scrolling be required, one should go to the specific genre, ie "Classic Romance", "Comedy Romance" , "Drama Romance" or even "Queer Cinema"
Right: Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid star in Todd Haynes'
"Far From Heaven"
A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990)
7.5/10
Director: John Hough
Starring: Samantha Eggar, Oliver Reed, Sarah Miles, Fiona Fullerton, Christopher Plummer,...
Adapted from the romance novel of kitch queen, Barbara Cartland. Christopher Plummer is the strutting Grand Duke, Oliver Reed is the lascivious rajah... Read more
Duel of Hearts (1990)
7/10
Director: John Hough
Starring: Richard Johnson, Billie Whitelaw, Michael York, Geraldine Chaplin, Virginia McKe...
Based on Barbara Cartland's romantic novel, Alison Doody is Lady Caroline, the attractive debutante who falls for a dashing Michael York. In order to... Read more
Cyrano De Bergerac (1950/1990 Versions) (1990)
7.6/10
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Michael Gordon
Starring: Jose Ferrer, Mala Powers, William Prince, Gerard Depardieu, Jacques Weber, Anne...
A double helping of "Cyrano De Bergerac". "Cyrano De Bergerac" (1950) - Jose Ferrer won an Academy Award for his stunning portrayal of the fabled 17th... Read more
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
5.7/10
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack
Tom Hanks plays Joe, a grim factory worker who learns he is terminally ill after being diagnosed with a 'brain cloud'. When a tycoon learns of his con... Read more
Ghost (1990)
7/10
Director: Jerry Zucker
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg
The highest-grossing film at the box office in 1990 is about a young artist who is killed in an apparent mugging. His ghost, left stranded on Earth, s... Read more
Texasville (1990)
6/10
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Starring: Annie Potts, Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges
Director Peter Bogdanovich returns to Anarene, Texas - the site of his classic 'The Last Picture Show' and updates us on what the characters have been... Read more
Tune in Tomorrow ( aka Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter ) (1990)
Director: Jon Amiel
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Keanu Reeves, Peter Falk
A light and engagingly ludicrous comedy from the director of 'The Singing Dectective' and 'Queen of Hearts'. A flamboyant and mysterious radio scriptw... Read more
Betsy's Wedding (1990)
5.6/10
Director: Alan Alda
Starring: Alan Alda, Joey Bishop, Madeline Kahn, Joe Pesci
A warm-hearted comedy-drama about a down-on-his-luck dad who tries to raise money to give his daughter a big wedding. Fine cast includes Alan Alda, Mo... Read more
Green Card (1990)
6.2/10
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell, Bebe Neuwirth
A beautifully filmed, enjoyable tale of a French artist (Gerard Depardieu) who marries an American (Andie MacDowell) simply to obtain his Green Card w... Read more
Havana (1990)
6.1/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Alan Arkin, Raul Julia
Robert Redford plays a professional gambler hoping to score in the waning hours of Batista's Cuba. Reminiscent of 'Casablanca' in a number of ways inc... Read more