“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.
Pola Negri – the Pole who conquered Hollywood
Pola Negri – the most outstanding prewar polish actress. Apolonia Chałupiec not only conquered Hollywood but also did she won the hearts of Charlie Chaplin and Rudolph Valentino.
“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.
Rudolph Valentino – the Myth of the Passionate Southerner
Rudolph Valentino is a legendary film amant, for whom almost all women were crazy. Passionate southerner ignited the hearts of ladies to redness.
Carlos Saura – Bard of Spanish Cinema
Carlos Saura is a director who captures the spirit of Spain in his films – with its wonderful culture, art and folklore, but also with the stigma of conquest and patriarchy.
Greta Garbo – 10 Interesting Facts about Her Life and Career
Greta Garbo is a legendary Scandinavian actress who had a huge impact on the entire history of world cinema. Learn now the most interesting facts about her life and career.