If you want to rediscover your romantic side or already know you have it, here it is. 5 romantic films what can make you cry, perhaps to see your partner in the company.
5 romantic films for an evening with tears in your eyes
If you tear easily, be warned, have a few handkerchiefs ready and dry your tear sacs well. Below we recommend 5 romantic movies that can sweeten up an evening for two, in the name of good feelings or give you a bittersweet taste.
If, for example, the ending “ghosts– yes, the classic 90s with the famous scene where he and she sculpt clay pots – made you cry, you’ve come to the right place.
Pages of Our Life (2004)
It’s impossible not to start this roundup of heartbreaking romantic movies with a love movie classic: the 2004 film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
The film, based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks, tells the love story between Noah and Ellie, first in America in the 1940s when they met, and then in the present, when they spend their days at an advanced age. in a beautiful nursing home surrounded by greenery. Noah spends his days reading his wife’s diary, which tells their story, hoping that Ellie will remember their love and the time they spent together. The woman actually suffers from senile dementia and remembers almost nothing about him or their children: Noah’s dedication is such that for short and random moments she regains her clear consciousness, however, finding her husband and the great affection she feels for him. .
Bridges of Madison County (1995)
The story features RobertClint Eastwood) and Francis (Meryl Streep), a National Geographic photographer and a dissatisfied housewife, both in the grip of an uncontrollable passion that lasted four very intense days, at the end of which he asks her to leave the family and run away together. Will Francesca make the right choice? In the meantime, get ready to move.
All this, told backwards, through “posthumous” memories found by her children in a collection of letters.
Fall in love (1984)
New York, Christmas Eve. A man and a woman, both married, clash and mistakenly exchange books bought for their spouses. After a second chance meeting on the train, they discover that they love each other.
Meryl Streep again, this time with De Niro, far from the roles that distinguished him in the 70s and 80s, in a relaxed and serene version, for a film that, with its light but very welcoming love story, can make you run away from a few tears. , in bittersweet mode.
Philadelphia (1993)
While this film isn’t necessarily a classic romantic movie, it was one of the first films to be explicit about AIDS, this film with a touching Tom Hanks can pierce the emotional chords.
The film, directed by Jonathan Demme and, as mentioned, starring Tom Hanks, was a huge success with the public and was nominated for several awards, including the Oscar for Best Actor, which received its main character. This is the story of Andrew Beckett, a young successful gay lawyer who contracted AIDS at the peak of his career and was fired from his office for this reason. Together with Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), the only lawyer who agrees to take on his case, they begin a lengthy discrimination lawsuit as Andrew’s health gradually deteriorates.
A Star Is Born (2018)
Crowning this short list of touching romantic films is the directorial debut of Bradley Cooper, who also plays the title role.
A Star Is Born is one of those films that, despite telling a story that has already hit the big screen several times in Hollywood (in more than one remake since the 1930s), continues to break the hearts of viewers. In the new version of A Star Is Born, there are a couple of main characters that you can’t help but become attached to. Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga bring to life a touching love story with a tragic and liberating ending, which, thanks to the magnificent voice of a pop star, cannot leave the audience indifferent. It was nominated for 8 Oscars and won the award for Best Song (Shallow), a true modern classic made special by its live performance during the awards ceremony.
These are our romantic movie titles for the evening, alone or, preferably, paired with handkerchiefs.