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Romance Films Timeline
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
A gorgeous big city woman vacations in a small farming community where she begins a relationship with a married man. The woman encourages the man to "accidentally" drown his wife. At the prospects of a new love, he envisions what his life might be like in the big city. Can the man really go through with the plan, or will he decide to remain faithful to his wife? -
Gone with the Wind
On the eve of the American Civil War, Scarlett O'Hara meets Rhett Butler. Amongst a war torn Atlanta, Scarlett must save her family's burning plantation and accept the possibility of never seeing Rhett again. -
Casablanca
Expatriate and nightclub owner Rick Blaine is faced with the decision to help an old girlfriend's resistance-fighter husband escape the Nazis at the beginning of WWII. -
The Red Shoes
Victoria Page (Moira Shearer) is a ballerina who must choose between her love of dancing and a new love, composer Julian Craster (Marius Goring). -
Some Like It Hot
Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) just happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time when they witness a murder by the mob. Now, to evade the gangsters the men dress up as women and join an all girl musical band. Their predicament becomes even stickier when one of them falls in love with the bands lead singer Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), and cannot reveal his true identity. -
Breakfast At Tiffany's
New York playgirl Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) puzzles a writer (George Peppard) who lives in her building. When she meets the sober, handsome, nice guy, she begins to gradually re-think her anything-goes, high-living life style. -
Grease
After a world wind summer fling, bad boy Greaser, Danny, spends his senior year trying to impress the Australian girl-next-door, Sandy, Danny must walk a fine line to get the girl without ruining his reputation. -
When Harry Met Sally
Cynical New Yorkers Harry and Sally have been friends for many years. They've held each other's hands through love and loss, but as their relationship grows stronger they wonder if there is any way friends of the opposite sex can be "just friends." -
Titanic
An aging Rose tells the story about how she fell in love with a poor artist on the ill-fated ship - Titanic. At the height of their romance, the ship hits an iceberg and proceeds to sink into the freezing artic waters, losing the true love of her life. -
Far From Heaven
Cathy and Frank are the personification of the perfect 1950's family. Until Cathy discovers her husband is having an affair with a man. With her life spinning out of control, she takes comfort with the gardener, who happens to be black.
