In 1896, the movie theater was still a fairground attraction about which little was known. So when inventor and photographer William Hayes captured a short scene showing a couple kissing, it caused outrage and horror. Not only to surprise the moralistic North American society of the time, but at the same time to demonstrate something seemingly simple. Love can also be captured on camera. Or at least become part of the growing world of cinema and its stories. Occupying, without a doubt, an important place in how the newborn seventh art realized itself.
Just over a century later, romance has fulfilled its promise to become one of the most popular genres in the cinematic world. From great stories that have captivated generations to little gems that tell tales of heartbreak, suffering and the passage of time. The truth is that cinematic romance today is more than just a boy-meets-girl formula. It is both an exploration of how love can be expressed in a cynical era and the hopeful form it can take. A combination that not only made romance so beloved. At the same time, it is a way to understand the passage of time in the world of cinema.
To prove it, we leave you with ten romantic movies to cry over and tell you where to watch them. From tragic love on stage to classics that have become a unifying factor for romantics around the world. The truth is that it is a sensual and beautiful celebration of how love can express the best qualities of a person. This is the point of greatest interest and also, greater power in the journey towards what the genre wants and can express.
It’s You (Netflix)
Do you like romance with a fantasy twist? This 2023 film directed by Alauda Ruiz de Azua is for you. Javier (Alvaro Cervantes) was a teenager when he discovered a strange gift. Find out someone’s romantic future through a kiss. But what seemed like a rarity ended up becoming a death sentence when she found it nearly impossible to have a relationship with anyone. To make matters worse, every gesture of love in his life was also a prediction, most of it complicated.
That’s exactly what happens when he kisses Lucia (Silvia Alonso), his best friend’s girlfriend. Love will not only be a predicament, but also a complex scenario that you will have to navigate in order to love peacefully. Or at least not in the midst of the possibility of learning that the future condemns him to failure in love. An ideal film for those who believe in love and want to cry at the end.
A Star Is Born (Max)
But if you like high-end drama, Max has an option you’ll love. This is the very last one redo from a star is born. Starring and directed by Bradley Cooper alongside Lady Gaga herself, the film is essentially the same story as the memorable 1976 version, namely Jackson (Cooper). He’s a singer in hard times who discovers Ally’s (Gaga) amazing talent and decides to lead her to success.
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Of course, along the way there will be a passionate and tragic romance that will end in the most painful way. But while this is happening, the film tells a love story between madness and the desire for redemption. Which makes this film ideal for lovers of love tragedies.
Pride and Prejudice (Netflix)
Joe Wright took Jane Austen’s timeless novel and turned it into one of the generation’s favorite romantic films. But more than that, the clever adaptation captures the novel’s best moments and captures historical drama, beauty and spiritual power. And all this thanks to a couple who are destined to be together: Elizabeth (Keira Knightley) and Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen, from Continuity and so on, Deadpool $Wolverine).
However, before this happens, they will have to overcome all the obstacles that prevent them from achieving a great victory over social prejudices and everything that weighs on the love they profess. With a tear-jerking ending, the film is proof that great romance classics never go out of style.
The good side of things (Movistar)
Another one from Bradley Cooper, this time directed by David O. Russell. Patrizio (Cooper) is going through the worst time of his life when he runs into Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a recent widow looking for hope. Together they will unite in an uneven duo to try to hold on their shoulders the pain, melancholy and hopelessness that crushes them.
This will lead them to a love story that also has redemption. With dance choreography and an ending that will bring tears to tears of pure happiness and relief, this is the perfect film for lifelong romantics.
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Netflix)
In 2022, D.H. Lawrence’s timeless story returns to the big screen, this time under the direction of a woman, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. So, the character Constance (Emma Corrin), It takes on completely new and much more complex proportions.
But in particular, her romance with Oliver Mellors (Jack O’Connell) becomes a more meaningful and profound exploration of desire and erotic audacity. Much more complex than any other version of the book, Lady Chatterley’s Lover This is a selection that will delight fans of original history. A rare gem you can find on Netflix right now.
Allies (Netflix)
If you like historical dramas, you will love this 2016 film. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, it not only brings Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard into the same cast. Moreover, he analyzes, from a very unusual point of view, loyalty, the need for patriotic commitment and love in difficult conditions.
The result is a drama full of ambiguities, in which Max (Pitt) and Marianne (Cotillard) must find a neutral point where they can understand the view of the world that unites them. But much more, for example, to be able to resist everything that divides them in the world at the height of World War II.
Village of Love (Netflix)
Are you one of those who believe that odd couples inevitably attract each other? This film by Mark Steven Johnson not only proves your point, but rather takes it into the dimension of a funny and sensitive love story.
Julie (Kat Graham) is lonely and not because she wants to be. This leads her to try to hide from her sorrows in a luxurious Italian villa. There he will meet Charlie (Tom Hopper), a stranger with a short temper who he will have no choice but to tolerate. Of course, this story ends in romance, but despite its simplicity, this film is very much what it seems. Especially in his sensitive approach to love and the need to be loved.
Love Calendar (Netflix)
John Whitesell took the story of two lonely people and turned it into a paradigm for the discomfort that every young person sometimes suffers on important dates of the year. Namely, the inevitable questions about marriage, children and true love.
So Sloane (Emma Roberts) and Jackson (Luke Bracey) have reached a seemingly perfect agreement. Pretend to be a couple during all family functions so that you are not disturbed by questions and good intentions. Of course, this will lead to romance, but before love-forever there will be a lot of jokes, puns and all sorts of outlandish innuendos. Ideal for those who want to cry and laugh out loud at the same time.
Hello, Goodbye and Everything That Happened (Netflix)
And teenage love couldn’t be missing from this list. Or rather, the same bright and full of enthusiasm that precedes the first years of adult life. Director Michael Loewen knew how to capture this special final date with the college-bound couple. Or better yet, make the important decision to understand love in a more mature way.
Charming, at times profound and at the end so touching that it makes the sensitive shed a tear, “Hello, goodbye, and everything that has happened reminds us of that time of youth in which love is not everything.” Only from adolescence? The answer is on tape.
Holiday (Movistar+)
And a classic to round out this collection. Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz) and Iris Simpkins (Kate Winslet) will switch places and lives at Christmas after both fall on hard times. Which will lead them not only to radical changes, but also to finding love.
But this gem of cinematic romance is not just romance, but a reflection of the high hopes that every adult places on himself in love. Besides, what you hope to find at the end of the great obstacle course is sometimes modern romance. An elegant vision of love that awaits you right now on Movistar+.
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