Are you looking for a great romantic movie this Valentine’s Day? One that will sweep you away on a wave of love, or explore the complexities of relationships? Well look no further and join us as we delve into the Cinerama Film Online archives.
Love lifts us up where we belong
Dare to Dream (Traumfabrik) – The feel-good film we all need as 2020 comes to an end
Dare to Dream (Traumfabrik) is released on all major digital platforms 14th December 2020 In the Spring of 1946, the East German DEFA company took over the famous Studio Babelsberg. The vast complex that had given birth to Fritz Lang’s Metropolis caught up in the segregation of Berlin.
Getting It – We talk to writer, director and actor Tom Heard about life, love and LGBTQ representation
Getting It is now available on Vimeo in the United Kingdom and Amazon Prime in the US Let’s face it, the only thing more complicated than love is the self-assembly instructions on a flat-pack piece of furniture.
A Rainy Day in New York – A decidedly damp affair
Despite featuring some of the finest on-screen talents of recent years, the latest film from Woody Allen ‘A Rainy Day in New York’ is a decidedly damp affair. Its narrative combining a mix of 1950s nostalgia, 1980s affluence, and his trademark whimsey alongside a 21st Century backdrop.
Little Women (Review) – Greta Gerwig delivers a sumptuous slice of classic literature
This is the sixth on screen adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel. The most recent having been the 1994 academy award nominated film starring Winona Ryder. However, unlike previous adaptations Greta Gerwig’s Little Women sings with a vibrant air of modernism.
The Broken Hearts Gallery (Rent or Buy)
Watch The Broken Hearts Gallery now on all major streaming platforms. With everything that’s going on in our world today, we all need a feelgood film in our lives. And while writer/director Natalie Krinsky’s debut might sound cheesy on paper, The Broken Hearts Gallery is far more than a simple rom-com.
Around the Sun – The mysteries of life in a universe of possibilities
In 1686 the philosopher and scientist Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle published Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds. A pioneering mix of discussion and science that centred on his five-night stay at a chateau in France.
At last…my love has come along. My lonely days are over. And life is like a song.
Cocoon (Kokon) – A delicate, yet vibrant portrait of youth
Cocoon will be released nationwide in selected cinemas and on-demand from the 11th December. As the sun beats down on Berlin, Leonie Krippendorff laces the heat of summer with the uncontrollable fever of adolescence. In a delicate, yet vibrant portrait of youth that pulses with the heat, desire and trepidation of teenage life.
Eight Underrated Christmas Movies
It’s that time of the year when we all search streaming platforms for Christmas movie gems. However, we often turn to the annual classics for our entertainment, rather than picking some of the lesser-known Christmas movies from down the years.
Benjamin (Review)
Simon Amstell is well known for his cutting satirical comedy. While weaving humour into ordinary situations that embody a love for his characters and their locations. With his debut feature film, Amstell takes these skills to the big screen with a film that does not disappoint.
Baby Driver – A High Octane Musical Thriller
Baby Driver arrived in UK cinemas with bang on the 27th June 2017. The films carefully selected musical score humming with the energy of a high-octane engine. While its narrative played with several genres ranging from the action thriller to the heist movie. However, very few people would label Baby Driver as a musical.
Cicada – Love and companionship open the door to rebirth and recovery
Cicada is currently awaiting a nationwide UK release date There are approximately 3,000 species of Cicada in our world; their lives spent mainly underground before emerging into the light to mate, and fly free.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Review) – An exquisite journey into memory, desire, love and sisterhood
‘Portrait de la jeune fille en feu’ Writer and director Céline Sciamma is renowned for her beautiful and nuanced coming of age films. With a back catalogue filled with stunning reflections on the transition to adulthood, from Water Lilies to Tomboy.
Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got till it’s gone?
Call Me By Your Name (2017) – Film of the Week
Faithfully adapted from the 2017 novel of the same name by Andre Aciman. Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name is not only one of the finest coming of age films of a generation.
Summer of 85 – The intoxicating joy of first love and gut-wrenching pain of loss
Summer of 85 is now showing in Cinemas nationwide and on Curzon Home Cinema Benjamin Disraeli once said, “The magic of our first love is our ignorance that it can never end”. And anyone looking back on those first intense feelings, wrapped in a shield of invulnerability, could hardly disagree.
A Ghost Waits – Love transcends death in a delightful debut feature
Romance, belonging and ghosts are a staple of the supernatural genre, from A Ghost Story (2017) to Beetlejuice (1988) and The Ghost and Mrs Muir (1947). The relationship between love, life and death central to our reflections on mortality.
Are We Lost Forever – A delicate yet powerful discussion on lost love
Watch ‘Are We Lost Forever’ now on Apple TV At what point does the hope, optimism and passion of a relationship end? This question sits at the heart of David Färdmar’s feature debut, as love, separation, regret and desire merge.
The Divorcee: The first true Pre-Code film
The Divorcee is available on limited streaming platforms worldwide Censorship in American films is as old as cinema itself. However, until the mid-1930s, filmmakers mostly ignored the regulations as advice rather than strict edicts.
End of the Century – A fleeting connection that could have been love
‘Fin de siglo’ What if we had made different decisions as a result of the random meetings, and fleeting love affairs we have had? This is the question posed by writer-director Lucio Castro. His debut feature ‘End of the Century’ focusing on the power of chance encounters and the fear of commitment.
Go/Don’t Go (Rent or Buy Now)
Go/Don’t Go is available on selected digital platforms now From its opening scenes, Go/Don’t Go is both unnerving and compelling. And while some may argue this is due to the post-apocalyptic world first-time director Alex Knapp skillfully creates.
Honeymood: Talya Lavie dissects the classic rom-com with glee
Honeymood is now playing at BFI London Film Festival As the late, great Peter Cook so eloquently put it in The Princess Bride, “Mawwiage. Mawwiage is wat bwings us togeder today. Mawwiage, that bwessed awwangement, that dweam wifin a dream”.
Nobody said it was easy. It’s such a shame for us to part. Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said it would be this hard.
Hope Gap – Poetic reflections on the birth and death of love
Films reflecting the pain of divorce are, of course, nothing new in cinema, in fact, in the last few years, we have seen both Marriage Story 2019 and A Separation (2011). However, stories of older couples separating remain rare.
Endless – An endlessly dull story of undying love
Endless is available to rent or buy on all major digital platforms from 23rd November Who here remembers the delicate beauty of Ghost (1990) and its sensual potter’s wheel? Or how about the intoxicatingly brilliant Truly Madly Deeply and its musical powerhouse of emotion, also from 1990?
I Am Jonas – A beautiful and haunting exploration of love, memory, and loss
(Original title: Jonas) Hiding away in the corners of the sprawling Netflix catalogue is a hidden gem of LGBTQ cinema, ‘I Am Jonas’ written and directed by Christophe Charrier, this is a film brimming with originality, emotion and intrigue.
Cherry Tobacco (Review) – The smoke and mirrors of first love
‘Kirsitubakas’ Films exploring first love are of course nothing new within the coming of age genre. With many films over the years having explored the desire, humour and longing that first love inevitably brings.
Now Available to Stream or Buy – An Impossible Love
“Un amour impossible’ Acclaimed director Catherine Corsini has shown herself to be a masterful storyteller over the past 30 years. With ‘An Impossible Love’ continuing her flare for bring stories of intense power and nuance to the screen.
The Souvenir – Love, Naivety and Privilege in 80s London
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at this years Sundance Film Festival. The Souvenir feels like Joanna Hogg’s most personal work to date, using the medium of film to explore the intensity and naivety of first love.
15 Years (Review) – The boundaries of love in a sea of internal darkness
This review is brought to you in partnership with our friends at Breaking Glass Pictures With his debut feature film 15 Years writer/director Yuval Hadadi brings us a film that explores the boundaries of love and belonging in sea of internal darkness.
The Lawyer (Review) – Two worlds collide in Belgrade
‘Advokatas’ Despite BFI Flare having fallen foul of the current global pandemic. Here at Cinerama Film, we remain committed to bringing you some of the best films this year’s festival had to offer.
Matthias and Maxime (Review) – A beautiful portrait of male love and friendship
Friendships change over time, especially the ones born of childhood and adolescence. Sometimes those friendships hide the true feelings of the journey from boy to man (or girl to woman). While sometimes, they hide, repressed desires that surface on the road to adult life.
