Top 10 romantic movies for Valentine’s Day

Issue Number: 
307
Published: 
2002-02-08


Curling up together and watching a movie at home can sometimes be the most romantic plan of all. LifeStyle has selected some truly romantic movies, in no particular order:

1. "Casablanca." You just can't argue with the king (or queen) of romantic movies. Whenever Humphrey Bogart stares into Ingrid Bergman's eyes, or Sam sings "You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss…" your heart will melt.

2. "Ironiya sudby ili c lyogkim parom!" (The Irony of Fate, or Have a Good Banya!). In a case of life-changing serendipity, a man gets drunk in a banya with friends, ends up in Leningrad and finds true love in this classic Soviet flick.

3. "Say Anything." In one of Cameron Crowe's earliest (and best) films, John Cusack is a kickboxing high-school nobody who finds the girl of his dreams – the valedictorian (Ione Skye). Also has a kick-ass soundtrack.

4. "Moskva slezam ne verit" (Moscow Doesn't Believe in Tears). This romantic classic chronicles a trio of young women who come to Moscow to follow their dreams, with mixed results.

5. "Lyubov i golubi" (Love and Pigeons). A villager finds what seems like love in a resort, but realizes his true happiness lies at home with his wife and his pigeons.

6. "The English Patient." In this heartbreaking movie, Ralph Fiennes falls in love with a married woman (Kristin Scott Thomas) in a time of war in Egypt. Amazing scenery and wonderful acting characterize this Oscar-winner.

7. "Oseny marafon" (Autumn Marathon). In this Soviet classic, a mild-mannered English professor in Leningrad finds he can no longer keep his personal life separate from his duties. He is trapped by his lies and dependencies on his loving wife, demanding mistress, students, colleagues and his neighbor.

8. "Zvezda plenitelynogo schastya" (The Star of Captivating Happiness). The Decembrist uprising and subsequent exile to Siberia are the settings for this 1949 two-part Soviet flick. The Decembrists are exiled, and their wives attempt to follow them to Siberia in this tearjerker.

9. "Dirty Dancing." At a holiday resort, the teenage Baby (Jennifer Grey) falls in love with her hot, older dance instructor (Patrick Swayze). They dance their way to love in this '80s romance.

10. "Notting Hill." An Englishman (Hugh Grant) falls in love with an American movie star (Julia Roberts, playing herself) and they go through a serious of humorous and sad ups and downs.

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