5 More Classic Films All About Love


A few years ago I shared 5 classic films all about love for Valentine's Day. What I love about romantic films is that they can be about all types of love. They can also be meshed with fantasy or comedy or ever horror. This year I would like to share 5 more Classic films about love. 

All This, And Heaven Too (1940): Starring Bette Davis and Charles Boyer. Drama Romance. Based on a true storyof Rachel Field's (author of the book the film is based on) great-aunt, Henriette Deluzy Desportes, a French governess who fell in love with the Duc de Praslin, her employer. When Praslin's wife, the Duchesse, was murdered, Henriette was implicated.

Between Two Worlds (1944): Starring John GarfieldPaul HenreidSydney Greenstreet, Edmund Gwenn, and Eleanor ParkerWWII Fantasy Drama.A married couple decide to commit suicide instead of waiting to be killed in a Nazi air raid. After carrying out their decision, the Bergners awake to find themselves on a large, mysterious ship with several other passengers. The ship's steward informs them that the vessel is where the dead come to be judged. The passengers now must await the fate handed down to them by the Examiner. 

The Enchanted Cottage (1945): Starring Dorothy McGuireRobert YoungHerbert Marshall, and Mildred Natwick. Supernatural Romance. A homely girl meets a disfigured WWII vet and suddenly they become beautiful in each other's eyes. 

The Fox (1967): Starring Sandy DennisAnne Heywood, and Keir DulleaLGBTQ Drama Romance. Jill and Ellen live on a secluded farm in Canada. There is an unspoken connection between the two that gets interrupted by the arrival of Paul. When Paul is away Jill and Ellen consummate their love for one another and full realize that they are happiest with each other. When Paul comes back he creates tension and drama between Jill and Ellen.

Same Time, Next Year (1978): Starring Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn. Romantic Drama Comedy. George and Doris meet in 1951 and spend the next twenty-six years having an affair while both are still married. They see each other once a year at the same hotel and share every part of their lives with one another. Both are devoted to their spouses and children as deeply as they are devoted to one another. 

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  1. We really have so many films and film genres in common, I will be back...

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