Drama Romance
The Romantic Drama generally has as its central plot the beginning, obstruction and eventual, though often tragic, fruition of a romance. A common derogatory term for such films is "weepy" since they can reduce the audience to (willing) tears by playing on themes of noble self-sacrifice or cruel fate.
The motherlode of Alice's Romantic Dramas can be scrolled below, however the "Romance" feature along with "Comedy Romance" and "Classic Romance" may prove helpful.
Right; Alan Rickman, Clive Owen and Saskia Reeves star in Stephen Poliakoff's powerful "Close My Eyes".
Affairs of the Heart: Series 2 (1975)
5.4/10
Starring: Diane Cilento, Eileen Atkins, Christopher Cazenove, Jeremy Clyde, Daniel Massey
Another beautiful collection of six classic tales of love and loss from the fiction of Henry James. This is drawing room drama at it's very best from... Read more
The Great Gatsby ( Blu-ray ) (1974)
6.4/10
Director: Jack Clayton
Starring: Bruce Dern, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Robert Redford, Sam Waterston, Scott Wilson
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, t... Read more
The Voyage (1974)
6/10
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Starring: Ian Bannen, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren
In turn-of-the-century Sicily, aristocratic scions Adriana (Sophia Loren) and Cesar (Richard Burton) have loved one another for years, but Adriana acc... Read more
Immoral Tales (1974)
5.7/10
Director: Walerian Borowczyk
Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Lise Danvers, Paloma Picasso, Charlotte Alexandra
Acclaimed by arthouse erotica fans for his unique surrealist vision, the controversial director Walerian Borowczyk ('The Beast') explores the many fac... Read more
Affairs of the Heart: Series 1 (1974)
7.8/10
Director: Michael Ferguson, Derek Bennett
Starring: Anna Calder-Marshall, Diana Rigg, Jeremy Brett, Richard Vernon, Ian Ogilvy, Marg...
Classic tales of love and loss from the fiction of Henry James. Seven addictive episodes of romantic manipulation, class warfare and subtle intrigue b... Read more
The Great Gatsby (1974)
6.4/10
Director: Jack Clayton
Starring: Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Mia Farrow, Robert Redford, Scott Wilson, Sam Waterston...
Robert Redford and Mia Farrow with a script by Francis Coppola, adapted from the book by F Scott Fitzgerald about a golden boy who crashes Long Island... Read more
Cinderella Liberty (Blu-ray) (1973)
6.8/10
Director: Mark Rydell
Starring: James Caan, Marsha Mason, Eli Wallach, Dabney Coleman, Bruno Kirby
A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his service recor... Read more
Breezy (Blu-Ray) (1973)
7/10
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: William Holden, Kay Lenz, Roger C Carmel, Marj Dusay, Joan Hotchkis
Divorced and creeping past middle age, real estate agent Frank Harmon (William Holden) isn't interested in falling in love anymore. But when he reluct... Read more
The Way We Were (Blu-Ray) (1973)
7.1/10
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Allyn McLerie, Barbra Streisand, Bradford Dillman, Lois Chiles, Murray Hamilton,...
Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand), a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner (Robert Redford)... Read more
Romy Schneider ( Love in the Rain / A Woman at Her Window ) (1973)
6.3/10
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre, Jean-Claude Brialy
Starring: Nino Castelnuovo, Philippe Noiret, Romy Schneider, Suzanne Flon, Victor Lanoux,...
Romy Schneider was the beautiful and soulful heroine of many dramas who captivated audiences for decades before her untimely death at the age of 43. K... Read more