Love and Death (13 titles)
Let's face that's what all great stories boil down to. See below for stories of love and loss, desire and illusion, all different but all masterpieces of their kind.
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Love And Death
Ok a bit off topic but couldn't resist it - still bloody funny.
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Love And Death
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Harold Gould
Director: Woody Allen
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Woody Allen reinvents himself again with the epic historical satire, Love and Death. A wonderfully funny and eclectic distillation of the Russian literary soul, the film represents a bridge between Allen's early slapstick farces and his darker autobiographical comedies. One of his most visual, ..read more »
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In The Mood For Love
Wong Kar Wai's Hong Kong classic - Leslie Leung and Maggi Cheung make for one of the finest screen pairings, along with Bacall and Bogart etc see where Lost in translation got its soul from
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In The Mood For Love
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung
Director: Wong Kar-Wai
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IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE centres around Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung) and Su Li-Zhen (Maggie Cheung), neighbors living in a crowded apartment building in 1962 Hong Kong. Both married to people who are always away, they spend many nights home alone. The two make each other's acquaintance and soon find that ..read more »
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Orphee
Orpheus and Eurydice updated to 40s Paris but timeless in every sense
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Orphee
on DVD
(1950)
Starring: Jean Marais, Maria Casares, Francois Perier
Director: Jean Cocteau
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Cocteau's luminous adaptation of the famous Greek myth, set in post-occupation Paris, remains one of the most stunning achievements of the auteur's career. Orphee (Jean Marais) is a successful Parisian poet, whom--despite popular acclaim--feels isolated and uninspired. When his wife Eurydice (Marie ..read more »
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Vertigo
Hitch's darkling offspring that spawned so many imitators but few equals
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Vertigo
on DVD
(1958)
Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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DVD special features: The Birds: All About The Birds - Making Of, Tippi Hedren's Screen Test, Universal News Reel Stories x 2, Storyboard Sequence: Deleted Scene (Script Pages), Alternative Ending (Sketches & Storyboards), Production Photographs. Family Plot: Plotting Family Plot - Making Of, ..read more »
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Suzhou River
A retake of Vertigo set in modern Shanghai - a perfectly realised story
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Suzhou River
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Zhou Xun, Jia Hongshen, Nai An
Director: Lou Ye
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With SUZHOU RIVER, director Lou Ye has created an intense, jerky visual and narrative style that captivates viewers and pulls them into the mystery of the film's dreamy, alluring tale of love and mistaken identities. The narrator--the voice behind the camera (literally) who occasionally sticks his ..read more »
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Last Year At Marienbad
Resnais' dreamscape - more of a dream poem than a story. Beautifully filmed exploration of love and delusion - just don't expect it to make sense
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Last Year At Marienbad
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff
Director: Alain Resnais
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Considered by many to be Renais' magnum opus, L'Année Dernière à Marienbad, is a work of fantasy and experiment in line with the French New Wave films of the 50's and 60's. Renais and co-writer, Alain Robbe-Grillet seem less concerned with the conventional use of character and more interested in ..read more »
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Rebecca
Hitch's second entry - here he renders Du Maurier's novel in glorious black and white
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Rebecca
on DVD
(1940)
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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A string of classic suspense films produced in England had earned Alfred Hitchcock a reputation in the United States, and his first American production, REBECCA, cemented his fame. Based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier, REBECCA was conceived to rival producer David O. Selznick's previous epic, ..read more »
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Under The Sand
Charlotte in her 50s has never been so mysterious or beautiiful
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Under The Sand
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Jacques Nolot, Bruno Cremer
Director: Francois Ozon
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Marie and Jean are a married couple, set in the rhythms of a life spent together. As they begin their regular holiday at their country house, nothing seems amiss. But one day at the beach, while Marie naps in the sand, Jean goes for a swim and vanishes without a trace. Frantic, Marie combs the ..read more »
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The Innocents
Screenplay by Truman Capote of James' novel. Can love conquer death? Find the answer right here
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The Innocents
on DVD
(1961)
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins
Director: Jack Clayton
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Based on Henry James's TURN OF THE SCREW, THE INNOCENTS is a chilling psychological horror film about a woman, Miss Giddens (Kerr), who takes a position as governess for two orphans in a stately Victorian home. Alone with the children and only a few servants, Miss Giddens soon begins to see what ..read more »
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The Double Life Of Veronique
Irene Jacob: in a perfect world there would be more than two of her
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The Double Life Of Veronique
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Irene Jacob, Philippe Volter
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
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Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski, creator of the masterful THREE COLORS TRILOGY, presents this enigmatic, philosophical drama about duality in the modern world. Veronika (Irene Jacob), a young Polish woman, embraces each aspect of her life with zeal. She has many friendships, sexual and ..read more »
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