While other genres might succeed based on interesting plot twists,
romance stories live and die by relatable and likable characters.
Not exact matches
«Call Me By Your Name» tells the
story of Elio and Oliver's
life - changing summer
romance while Oliver is helping Elio's father (a professor) with a history project.
Such
stories are the
romance of human
life.
From rising filmmaker Jeff Nichols, Loving tells the moving real -
life story of Mildred and Richard Loving, the interracial couple who's
romance led to the landmark Supreme Court decision which made it illegal to prevent marriages on the basis on race.
Her Modern Love essay in the New York Times was not only one of the most - read in the decade the column has been running, but it also lead to her publishing a just - released book, Love, Again: The Wisdom of Unexpected
Romance, in which she shares
stories of other couples that found love late in
life, too.
They have found their true online mate and are pleasureful to share their
lives and moments with them, as they are single they triumph for searching love - as they have made their
romance stories very successful posted their reviews about their love on internet.
It's a
story that could appear in a
romance novel or a romantic comedy, but it was happening in real
life for us.
Yes, there's something special about the
romance of meeting someone in public and hitting it off right away, but that rarely happens — and for the most important mission in most of our
lives, it makes no sense to crush your ability to meet great people to try a first date with because it's not as good a
story to have met them online.
Plus, to call it a success
story, your online
romance should also work in real
life too.
Being a dating site that only understands what it is like to be single, but also specializes in celebrating the most exciting chapter of biker's
life, BikerNext.net is considered as one of the leading dating site for motorcycle enthusiasts, where over 30,000 «biker chic» get together hoping to find either friendship other some
romance from which a
life - time love
story can be developed.
PK
Live Erotic
romance novels are
stories written about the development of a romantic relationship through sexual interaction.
It tells the
story of several
romances in high school before the most romantic night of their
lives, Prom night.
With the
story's vivid and passionate women and the power of emotional healing (not to mention the intense eroticism of his hothouse
romance), gives Sex and Lucia a dynamic, vigorous
life.
Stahl narrates his
life story to her from a cheap motel room, and the film alternates between their growing
romance and flashbacks from his dismal past.
At the film festival: Bruce LaBruce's subversive masterpiece, Gerontophilia, a lovely rom - com in which everybody fucks one another across all age and gender borders — desire shall bind us together; Juno Mak's Rigor Mortis, a touching albeit grim look at loss and damnation in the form of a Chinese hopping - vampire movie, with many a nod to the subgenre's clichés and conventions; Jealousy, Philippe Garrel's latest tale of love ground down by the mill of daily
life, raw and naked even by his ascetic standards; Hayao Miyazaki's troublesome The Wind Rises, which frames the
story of a fighter - plane designer as a grand
romance of struggle and failure, with animation's supreme
living master contemplating the price mankind can sometimes pay in the name of one dreamer's self - fulfillment, and the willful blindness and egocentricity it takes to realize one's vision; and finally to Yorgos Lanthimos's Necktie and Athina Rachel Tsangari's 24 Frames Per Century, their contributions to the Venice 70: Future Reloaded omnibus, not to mention the untitled pieces by Jean - Marie Straub, Monte Hellman, Amit Dutta, and Haile Gerima.
Official Synopsis: Ben Stiller directs and stars in James Thurber's classic
story of a day - dreamer who escapes his anonymous
life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism,
romance and action.
Although Adaline's
story isn't fully fleshed out across the decades of her
life, if you are a history buff, a fan of great cinematography and production design, or just looking for a good «date - nite» fantasy
romance to experience on your home theater, definitely give Age of Adaline a look.
But the
story it tells — a star - crossed
romance between an actress and a jazz musician in Los Angeles — never really
lives up to the numbers surrounding it.
Based on a true
story, the
life of a petty criminal of the Casanova variety (
romance the ladies and steal their jewels) who becomes the head of the police in Napoleonic France, A Scandal in Paris is as effervescent a bit of classical Hollywood storytelling as ever there was.
Also among the 9 Oscar nominees for best picture Thursday: the old - age love
story «Amour»; the Iran hostage thriller «Argo»; the independent hit «Beasts of the Southern Wild»; the slave - revenge narrative «Django Unchained»; the musical «Les Miserables»; the shipwreck
story «
Life of Pi»; the lost - souls
romance «Silver Linings Playbook»; and the Osama bin Laden manhunt chronicle «Zero Dark Thirty.»
Ostensibly the
story of five sisters who kill themselves, and even more, of the boys who try to befriend the girls and are mystified by their act for the rest of their
lives, the film instead chooses to focus on just one of the girls (played by Kirsten Dunst) and the bulk of the film's middle is taken up with the
story of her
romance with heartthrob Josh Hartnett.
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Based on the unbelievable
story of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon's real -
life romance, this is the rare rom - com that's as messy as real
life.
On the evening in October 2016 when the movie crew shot the innocent frolic between Lady Bird and Danny in the McKinley Park rose garden, the one where the lovebirds waltz through the rose bushes and name a star in the sky to commemorate their new
romance, Gerwig's friends and family gathered to watch, including her brother and sister - in - law, who
live in Land Park, Mickiewicz's sister and nieces, and Trafton, who said of the experience, «We were in the present, seeing a
story inspired by the past, and witnessing something incredible about Greta's future.
David O. Russell's chaotic and jumpy style perfectly suits this
story of a man suffering from bipolar disorder trying to correct his
life amidst an unusual
romance, a temperamental football - obsessed father, and any other type of everyday drama that can stand in the way of a positive and happy
life.
Essentially a love
story about a boy and his car, Eric Bana documents his
life - long
romance with his 1970s muscle car in this warm, enjoyable film.
1 - You're Next (for more originality than the others & acceptable
story) 2 - Maniac (for incredible Atmosphere and for really being schizophrenic horror) 3 - Conjuring (for Mastery Atmosphere & Shocking Moments) 4 - Evil Dead (GOOD GORE) 5 - We Are What We Are (Special Theme, Excellent Directing) 6 - V / H / S 2 (Surprising, Intense & Bloody moments) 7 - Insidious 2 (Just OK for being high class horror) I like this either: Sleep Tight / Hatchet III / No One
Lives / Mama / Carrie / I spit on your grave 2 (i don't know what call warm bodies «horror or
romance» but i like it anyway)
It's the
story of three generations of women spending a summer of discontent as they deal with fumbling
romances, loneliness, learning how to drive and the general ennui of
living in a dry, dusty Arizona border town.
Yes, it's a love
story but it's in the details of their
lives that make this something more than a silly
romance film to take your significant other to.
This could feel like an airport
romance novel about a girl whose
life is transformed by love, but Ronan complicates Eilis's otherwise simple
story arc as much as she can.
Based on a true
story, Maudie charts the unlikely
romance between Maud Lewis, a folk artist who blossoms in later
life, and the curmudgeonly recluse, Everett.
The film is about the
life of Wing Chun master Ip Man, but the
story actually could not leave Wong Kar - wai's trademark «
romance» out of the equation by depicting Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi's ambiguous relationship in particular detail.
Dillon is Diaz's real -
life sweetheart, but nevertheless turns in a one - note performance in what amounts to just one more
story about a sleazebag male
romancing a perky female who's too stupid to realize she's being had.
This not - quite - linear movie has lighter moments alongside the drama, and the
story deals with a writer trying to decide if he's made the right choices in his
life, especially when it comes to
romance.
At its heart, the
story might be called an amalgam of style more so than something one could make a compelling tale out of, but the richness of the characterizations and environs bring the narrative to
life, with a good sense of wit,
romance, and satire.
Set during the turn of the 20th century, the film stars Mia Wasikowska as young American heiress Edith Cushing, an aspiring author who has no interest in
romance, whether in real
life or her
stories, despite the fact that childhood friend - turned - physician Alan McMichael (Charlie Hunnam) clearly fancies her.
Opening with a flawlessly timed scene in which Steven is told he was adopted, the film dives right in to a real
life story of near death experiences, jailhouse
romance, fraud and fakery that defies belief.
WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY is the
story of the secret
life of Emily Dickinson (Molly Shannon) and explores the vivacious, irreverent side of her that was covered up for many years and recently revealed — most notably Emily's lifelong
romance with another woman, Susan Dickinson, the wife of Emily's brother.
The movie is based on a true
story about a late - in -
life romance between film noir star Gloria Grahame and a 28 - year - old English actor.
It isn't a great love
story, but it's still a worthy entry into the teen
romance genre because of its broader message on love and
life.
I've been a collector of Gothic
romance novels and
stories all my
life, and I wanted to make one before I croaked.
It is also a courageous
story of
romance filled with excitement, novelty and moments of shock, particularly for Effua, whose
life has been inexorably influenced by Nkem's.
Honey Blood is a short -
lived vampire
romance series, but this volume, Tale Zero is filled with short
stories that may (or may not) help the abrupt ending of the original two volumes.
She takes a job counseling deceased pets, forges an unexpected
romance with a young man struggling with heartbreaks, and finds simple joy in the awareness that «a
life is a good
story... even a crazy, backward
life like hers.»
After You (Pamela Dorman) continues the
story of Lou Clarke, a working - class girl whose unlikely
romance with wealthy, wheelchair - bound Will Traynor changed her
life forever.
Saddle up and head west with four separate inspirational journeys... to a better
life out west This is a collection of 4 mail order bride novellas - Frontier Sister - New Home for a Wyoming Bride - Golden Bride - The Prize Out West These are clean
romance stories.
In Faith Parson's heartwarming clean
romance stories, courageous men and their mail - order brides join together to make a new
life on the Western frontier.
Sure,
romances are basically fantasy, but when combined with real
life situations, the result is usually a compelling
story.
She is a contributor to the anthologies When I Was a Loser: True
Stories of (Barely) Surviving High School, The Dictionary of Failed Relationships, Where Love is Found: 24 Tales of Connection, Sex and Sensibility: 28 True
Romances from the
Lives of Single Women and A Galaxy Not So Far Away: Writers and Artists on Twenty - Five Years of Star Wars.
The February edition of BookPage is packed with recommendations for love
stories — be they real -
life insights on modern love or
romance novels.