... and final kiss. These films are considered to be low budget but made by major studios as well as great directors. Most of the films in this genre are based on a novel of a modern or classical writer such as: "The Notebook", "A Walk to Remember" (by Nicholas ... Sparks), "Anna Karenina" (Leo Tolstoy) etc. Also the romance genre has a range of subgenres: Romantic Drama ( "Last Tango in Paris", "Water for Elephants",  "A Walk to Remember"), Chic Flick ( "Dirty ... Opera", "The Tourist", "The Bodyguard"). One of the notable examples of a film made in the romance genre is "The Notebook". I...

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... the DVD and watched Pearl Harbor, again. Even though the characters and their personal lives were fictional I felt the story behind the characters was true. An entertaining film which I believe would fall under the genre of historical drama with a romantic twist. However, some reviews I read felt just the opposite. It was more of a romance with little historical accuracy. The movie gave me ... off pages in a history book. The movie was excellent in depicting the reality of war and the devastation and heartache that comes with it. Others do not agree that the film was accurate in its dep...

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... or message, cabaret works on all levels. As a love story, Cabaret gradually caters the needs of Sally, Brian, Max, Natalia and Fritz throughout the film. Although the relationships between Sally, Brian and Max are not based completely on love, Natalia and Fritz depend on love for their relationship to succeed. Completely ... the main plot. Musical sequences in Cabaret fail to evolve naturally from the narrative and dialogue in the traditional well-integrated sense of the musical genre. All the songs, with one notable and disturbing exception (?Tomorrow belongs to me?), take place on the s...

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Casablanca In Casablanca, the prominent themes of unhappy love and self-sacrifice set this romantic melodrama apart from most in its genre. These themes are best expressed in the interactions of the three main characters: Victor Laszlo, a heroic political leader; Ilsa Lund, an enigmatic femme fatale; and Richard (Rick) Blaine, a seemingly morally ... the conventional romantic sense of love with a more powerful form. A love that is exceedingly noble, selfless, and pure. The idea of this ultimate state achieved at the closing of this film is perhaps more romantic in itself than any fairy tale ...

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Synopsis Screewriter Joe Gillis met a faded film star Norma Desmond by chance. She initially employs him to edit her script for a movie for her 'comeback', but she soon falls hopelessly in love with him and persuades him ... unfading words: "now, Mr DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up." Songs Sunset Boulevard may not be Lloyd Webber's best score, but it is his most seamlessly and artfully constructed. The genre of music that 'Sunset Boulevard' belongs to could be described as music comprising mainly of strings, brass, saxophone and other wind instruments. The dark opening theme, throughout th...

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