Sentences with phrase «romance drama set»

DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: DVD Features Romance Drama Set on Streets of Saigon Thuy (Pham Thi Han) is a 10 year - old orphan who lives on the outskirts of Saigon with her mean Uncle Minh (Nguyen Hau).

(In English, Pashtu and Dari) Cheri (R for sexuality and brief drug use) Stephen Frears directs this romance drama set in Paris in the 1920s and revolving around a spoiled teenager (Rupert Friend) who embarks on a steamy affair with a considerably - older, retired courtesan (Michelle Pfeiffer) only to have his gold - digger of a mother (Kathy Bates) interfere by arranging his marriage to a virginal heiress (Felicity Jones).

(In French with subtitles) Medicine for Melancholy (Unrated) Romance drama set in a gentrifying sector of San Francisco and revolving around an African - American couple (Wyatt Cenac and Tracey Heggins) who awake in bed after a one - night stand with no recollection of each other's name or how they ended up sleeping together.

(In English, Mandarin and Japanese with subtitles) In the Land of Blood and Honey (R for sexuality, nudity, violence, rape, ethnic cleansing and profanity) Angelina Jolie directed this romance drama set during the War in Bosnia and revolving around a Serbian soldier (Goran Kostic) who reencounters a Muslim ex-girlfriend (Zana Marjanovic) now being held captive in a POW camp.

Not exact matches

If you are a movie buff that likes a great family movie, great story, unusual setting, romance, drama, thriller with a surprise ending go see it, you will not regret it.

Above all, the film is a classic of «poetic realism,» that distinct brand of pessimistic»30s French urban drama that gave lyrical, sometimes even surrealistic, interpretations to working - class romances and underworld characters, settings and dramas.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (R for graphic sexuality and nudity) Romance drama, set in Paris in the Twenties, abut the scandalous affair conducted by a famous French clothes designer (Anna Mouglalis) with the promising classical composer (Mads Mikkelsen) whose penniless, refugee family she let live in her villa after they escaped the Russian Revolution.

Love is certainly all around in this ensemble comedy - drama set in the holiday season: even a school nativity play is an opportunity for romance.

After picking up Joshua Marston's twisty romance drama «Complete Unknown» and setting a fall release, Amazon Studios is wasting no time starting the marketing engine.

The Deep Blue Sea (Unrated) Romance drama, set in London in the Fifties, revolving around the self - destructive wife (Rachel Weisz) of a judge (Simon Russell Beale) who embarks on a scandalous affair with a young Royal Air Force pilot (Tom Hiddleston).

Norwegian Wood (Unrated) Romance drama, set in Tokyo in 1969, about a Beatles fan (Ken» ichi Matsuyama) torn between dating a cute, college classmate (Kiko Mizuhara) and the emotionally - unavailable ex-girlfriend (Rinko Kikuchi) of a pal (Kengo Kora) who recently committed suicide.

By itself, a cross-faith romance set during this transitional time period would be wholly compelling and a worthy drama, encapsulating the beautiful gazes of Dayal and Qureshi to the lovely music of Slumdog Millionaire composer A.R. Rahman.

Amour (PG - 13 for mature themes and brief profanity) Romance drama, set in Paris, about a retired music teacher's (Jean - Louis Trintignant) desperate attempt to keep his word to his bed - ridden wife of 60 years (Emmanuelle Riva) never to move her to a nursing home.

The concept for this young adult romantic drama is fairly novel, though its treatment — despite its setting on not one but two planets — tends to fall back on teen romance cliches.

Post Mortem (Unrated) Romance drama, set against the backdrop of the overthrow of President Allende in Chile in 1973, revolving around a 55 year - old morgue attendant (Alfredo Castro) who embarks on a frantic search for a missing burlesque dancer (Antonia Zegers) he has a crush on, following a raid on her family's home by government soldiers.

Set over an eventful but not extraordinary senior year of high school in Sacramento («the Midwest of California,» as one character calls it), Lady Bird follows Lady Bird through rites of passage: getting into and then out of the drama club; tiptoeing into first romance; agonizing about college; growing apart from her best friend (Beanie Feldstein); fighting with her mother; and trying to hide her family's limited income.

By the Sea (R for nudity, profanity and graphic sexuality) Romance drama, set in the South of France in the Seventies, revolving around a writer (Brad Pitt) and a retired dancer (Angelina Jolie) who try to revitalize their flagging marriage while vacationing in a quaint village located along the coast.

Kingdom (PG - 13 for smoking and sexuality) Wes Anderson directed this romance drama, set in the Sixties on an island off the coast of New England, revolving around a sheriff's (Bruce Willis) search party for a pair of runaway young lovers (Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman).

WHERE YOU»LL SEE HER NEXT: The 26 - year - old actress is set to star in David Blair's romance Away, and Sarah Spillane's rock n» roll drama (the genre seems to follow Temple these days), Abe opposite Finn Witrock (American Horror Story, The Big Short).

Marius (Unrated) Romance drama, set in Marseille, where the seafaring son (Raphael Personnaz) of a tavern owner (Daniel Auteuil) finds himself torn between the love of a woman (Victoire Belezy) and the lure of a life on the ocean.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS Eden (Unrated) Romance drama, set in Ireland, revolving around a woman's (Eileen Walsh) desperate effort to save her disintegrating marriage when her husband (Aidan Kelly) of ten years starts hanging out in pubs where he has his head turned by younger women.

The Last Breakup (Unrated) Bittersweet romance drama, set in NYC, about a bored young couple (Zoe Lister - Jones and Daryl Wein) who agree to orchestrate the gradual end of their relationship.

30) «Song to Song» Smart Rating: 70.37 Release date: Friday, March 17, 2017 Genre: Drama, romance, music Starring: Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender Description: Set against the Austin, Texas, music

30) «Song to Song» Smart Rating: 70.37 Release date: Friday, March 17, 2017 Genre: Drama, romance, music Starring: Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender Description: Set against the Austin, Texas, music scene, two entangled couples — struggling songwriters Faye (Rooney Mara) and BV (Ryan Gosling), and music mogul Cook (Michael Fassbender) and the waitress (Natalie Portman) whom he ensnares — chase success through a rock»n' roll landscape of seduction and betrayal.

«No Country for Old Men,» a crime saga about a drug deal gone bad, and «There Will Be Blood,» a historical epic set in California's oil boom years, will compete for best picture against the melancholy romance «Atonement,» the pregnancy comedy «Juno» and the legal drama «Michael Clayton.»

Lilting (Unrated) Romance drama, set in London, where a Chinese - Cambodian mom (Pei - pei Cheng) mourns the untimely death of her son (Andrew Leung) with the help of the gay lover (Ben Whishaw) she never knew he had.

Language: English Genre: Romance / Drama MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: James Cameron Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane Plot: The maiden voyage of the Titanic sets the stage for a love affair between a young socialite and a poor artist.

Language: English Genre: Drama / Romance MPAA rating: NR Director: Michael Curtiz Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid Plot: Set in Africa during the 1940s, Humphrey Bogart stars as a man with a past trying to hide the past.

The two first struck up a romance in 2013 when they met on the set of the WWII drama, Suite Francaise.

OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening Thanksgiving 2008 BIG BUDGET FILMS Australia (PG - 13 for violence, sensuality and profanity) Romance drama, set at the dawn of WWII just before the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese, chronicles the love relationship which blossoms between a genteel heiress (Nicole Kidman) and the rough - hewn rancher (Hugh Jackman) who helps her drive a herd of 2,000 head of cattle to market across hundreds of miles of unforgiving terrain.

Tulip Fever (R for nudity and sexuality) Romance drama, set in 17th Century Amsterdam, chronicling an artist's (Dane DeHaan) passionate affair with a married woman (Alicia Vikander) whose portrait he's been commissioned to paint.

My Friend Victoria (Unrated) Baby - daddy drama, set in Paris, about a poor, black single - mom (Guslagie Malanga) who waits seven years before finally introducing her daughter (Maylina Diagne) to the middle - class white guy (Pierre Andrau) she shared a summer romance back in high school.

Like his films, which range from courtroom dramas to war and espionage thrillers to unconventional romances and more, Hanks covers a wide spectrum in his debut collection of short stories in a host of styles, situations and settings.

Novels with the same general kind of story and setting, but with different characters (eg much romance writing; courtroom dramas);

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a great drama in a professional setting with a hint of romance.