Tag Archives: romantic comedy

a circular love story (film: Volveréis / The Other Way Around – Jonás Trueba, 2024)

Most romantic movies tell the story of the beginnings of relationships: boy meets girl, they fall in love at first sight or gradually, their love goes through all kinds of trials and if the lovers are not separated by fate, … Continue reading

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the nightmare of Cinderella (film: Anora – Sean Baker, 2024)

‘Anora‘, Sean Baker‘s film that won the Golden Palm at Cannes this year, begins as a romantic story whose protagonist is a Cinderella who is a stripper and prostitute, and continues as a violent drama that takes place in the … Continue reading

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the improbable heroes (film: La vie de château – Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1966)

8 feature films in 50 years. This is the entire filmography of Jean-Paul Rappeneau between 1966 and 2015. And yet, the French director and screenwriter managed with these 8 films to make a name for himself and occupy a visible … Continue reading

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Apollo as a romcom hero (film: Fly Me to the Moon – Greg Berlanti, 2024)

The Apollo 11 mission and mankind’s first steps on another celestial body is probably the most significant event I have witnessed, thanks to live television, in my lifetime. It is not surprising that the first landing of a human crew … Continue reading

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ode to the stuntmen (film: The Fall Guy – David Leitch, 2024)

David Leitch has already proven that he knows how to make fast and funny action movies that interest and entertain. He tried to do the same thing with ‘The Fall Guy‘ (2024) which borrows the title and the profession of … Continue reading

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second tier (film: Challengers – Luca Guadagnino, 2024)

I am a big fan of tennis and of a few other sports. I also love the art of film. Their meeting should be one in heaven for me, and yet, so far, I haven’t seen a sports fiction movie … Continue reading

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across Europe, following the Sun (film: Im juli – Fatih Akin, 2000)

There are many good reasons not to miss the opportunity to see ‘Im Juli‘ (the English title is ‘In July‘), released on the screens in 2000, the second film written and directed by German-Turkish filmmaker Fatih Akin. First of all, … Continue reading

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good in the 1970s, good in the 2020s (film: ‘Le sauvage’ – Jean-Pierre Rappeneau, 1975)

Jean-Paul Rappeneau made only eight feature films in his entire career as a director. However, each of them has a special charm, and in all of them you can feel the hand of a professional director, who knows the secrets … Continue reading

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political and romantic escapism (film: Long Shot – John Irvine, 2019)

Romantic comedy and high politics have already met many times in American films. Americans (and not just Americans) are fascinated by the White House. The Oval Office is probably the most filmed and recreated room in the history of American … Continue reading

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Clooney and Roberts are not enough to save the film (film: ‘Ticket to Paradise’ – Ol Parker, 2022)

George Clooney and Julia Roberts are two excellent actors and the Academy Awards they each won were well deserved. They are also two very suitable actors for romantic comedies, and if we accept the idea that good romantic comedies can … Continue reading

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