“Shadowlands” – a Love Journey Redeemed by Suffering
“Shadowlands” is a subtle melodrama by Sir Richard Attenborough starring Anthony Hopkins that asks the deepest questions about the meaning of love and the meaning of suffering.
Category: MOVIES – REVIEWS
“Ghost” – Lovers Between Worlds [Review]
Zucker’s “Ghost” is a beautiful story of love stronger than death, with the legendary duet of Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore to the beat of “Unchained Melody.”
“Love Story” – the Love Melodrama of All Time
“Love Story” is a beautiful love melodrama directed by Arthur Hiller, which moved audiences with its simplicity and truth in an era of hippies and cultural contestation.
“Silver Linings Playbook” – Looking Out for Signs [Review]
“Silver Linings Playbook” tames the topic of mental disorders with a gripping love story starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper.
“Requiem for a Dream” – Aronofsky’s Mournful Song
“Requiem for a Dream” by Darren Aronofsky is a striking study of addiction and a tragic portrayal of the crisis of modern culture, over which a mournful song reverberates.
“The Piano” – Silent Play of the Senses [Review]
“The Piano” is a film about nonverbal communication as the domain of women’s world. Here Jane Campion constructs an alternative language consisting of music, touch and image.
“Wuthering Heights” – Love against the Rules
Kosminsky’s “Wuthering Heights” is a gripping story of love stronger than death. See now for a review of the adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Victorian novel.
“The Notebook” – “I Will Come Back to You”
“The Notebook”, directed by Nick Cassavetes, is a touching, romantic story about the power of love and shared memories. Great roles are played here by Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
“The Bridges of Madison County” – Late Lovers
“The Bridges of Madison County” is a beautiful story about mature, belated love, which, although it has no chance of fulfillment, forever changes the fate of lovers.
„Out of Africa” – the Story of the Writer’s Birth
“Out of Africa” is a cinematic story of a great love affair in the Black Continent that completely transforms a proud European woman and helps her find her artistic path.
“Mata Hari” – Spy with Garbo’s Face
“Mata Hari” from 1931 is an acting display by Greta Garbo and a true festival of fashion styling that satisfies admirers of the outstanding Swede’s talent even years later.
“Camille” – No One Suffers as Beautifully as Garbo
“Camille” from 1936 is the most perfect screen adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas. Behind the success of George Cukor’s film is primarily the creation of Greta Garbo.