Thursday, March 1, 2007

(Relationship-Drama-True Story) Movies I Like

The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Frank Darabont
"Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free."

Talk to Her (Hable con ella) (2002), Pedro Almodóvar
Marco Zuluaga: Love is the saddest thing when it goes away, as a song by Jobim goes.

Forrest Gump (1994), Robert Zemeckis
"Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get."

Fried Green Tomatoes
(1991), Jon Avnet
"The secret of life? The secret's in the sauce."

Frida (2002), Julie Taymor
"Prepare to be seduced"

Shine (1996), Scott Hicks
"A father whose life was his family. A son whose music was his life."

Amelie (2001), Jean-Pierre Jeunet
"She'll change your life."

The Hours
(2002), Stephen Daldry
"The time to hide is over. The time to regret is gone. The time to live is now."

Closer (2004), Mike Nichols
"If you believe in love at first sight, you never stop looking."
"If you believe in love at first sight...Take a closer look."
"Those who love at first sight are traitors at every glance."

Good Bye Lenin! (2003), Wolfgang Becker

Almost Famous (2000), Cameron Crowe
"Experience it. Enjoy it. Just don't fall for it."

Sliding Doors (1998), Peter Howitt
"What if one split second sent your life in two completely different directions?."

Don't Move (Non ti muovere) (2004), Sergio Castellitto

Hilary and Jackie (1998), Anand Tucker
"Two sisters. Two lives. One Love..."

Life As A House
(2001), Irwin Winkler
"Seen from a distance, it's perfect."

Dancer In The Dark
(2000), Lars von Trier
"In a world of shadows, she found the light of life."

The Notebook (2004), Nick Cassavetes
"Behind every great love is a great story."

The English Man Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995), Christopher Monger

The English Patient (1996), Anthony Minghella
"In love, there are no boundaries."
"In memory, love lives forever."

The Constant Gardener (2005), Fernando Meirelles
"Love. At any cost."

Shall We Dance (2004), Peter Chelsom
"Step out of the ordinary"

Cast Away (2000), Robert Zemeckis
" At the edge of the world, his journey begins."

Philadelphia (1993), Jonathan Demme
"No one would take on his case... until one man was willing to take on the system."

The Four Feathers (2002), Shekhar Kapur
"Freedom. Country. Honor. Passion. To save his best friend, one man must risk everything he loves."

Enemy at the Gates (2001), Jean-Jacques Annaud
"A single bullet can change history."
"A hero never chooses his destiny. His destiny chooses him."

Elizabeth (1998), Shekhar Kapur
"Absolute power demands absolute loyalty."

The Missing (2003), Ron Howard
" How far would you go, how much would you sacrifice to get back what you have lost?"

Dead Man Walking (1995), Tim Robbins

My Left Foot (1989), Jim Sheridan
" A film about life, laughter, and the occasional miracle."

Powder (1995), Victor Salva
"An extraordinary encounter with another human being!"

Something's Gotta Give
(2003), Nancy Meyers

A Lot Like Love (2005), Nigel Cole
"There's nothing better than a great romance... to ruin a perfectly good friendship."

Someone Like You (2001), Tony Goldwyn
" The story about the one that got away and the one she never saw coming."
Jane: There are few things sadder in this life than watching someone walk away after they've left you, watching the distance between your bodies expand until there's nothing... but empty space and silence.

Along Came Polly (2004), John Hamburg
" For the most cautious man on Earth, life is about to get interesting."
Irving Feffer: It's not about what happened in the past, or what you think might happen in the future. It's about the ride, for Christ's sake. There is no point in going through all this crap, if your are not going to enjoy the ride. And you know what... when you least expect something great might come along. Something better then you even planned for.

Little Voice (1998), Mark Herman
"Finding your own voice can be magic."

Moulin Rouge! (2001), Baz Luhrmann
" No Laws. No Limits. One Rule. Never Fall In Love."
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return."

Chicago (2002), Rob Marshall
"If You Can't Be Famous, Be Infamous."
"In a city where everyone loves a legend, there's only room for one."
"It's Just A Noisy Hall Where There's A Nightly Brawl...and All That Jazz"

Cold Mountain (2003), Anthony Minghella
"Find the strength. Find the courage. No matter what it takes... find the way home."

House of Sand and Fog
(2003), Vadim Perelman
" Some dreams can't be shared."

Intersection (1994), Mark Rydell
" Live every move as if it were your last."

Heaven & Earth (1993), Oliver Stone
"Lasting victories are won in the heart."

Indochine (1992), Régis Wargnier

Love Affair (1994), Glenn Gordon Caron

Good Will Hunting (1997), Gus Van Sant

The Last Emperor
(1987), Bernardo Bertolucci

The Piano (1993), Jane Campion

Out of Africa (1985), Sydney Pollack

An Unfinished Life (2005), Lasse Hallström
" every secret takes on a life of its own"

The River Run Through It (1992), Robert Redford

In Her Shoes (2005), Curtis Hanson
" Friends. Rivals. Sisters."

Iris (2001), Richard Eyre
" Her greatest talent was for life."

Dying Young (1991), Joel Schumacher
" She's giving him something nobody else could. A reason to live."

In the Bedroom (2001), Todd Field
" A young man. An older woman. Her ex-husband. Things are about to explode..."

Japanese Story (2003), Sue Brooks

Monster Ball (2001), Marc Forster
" A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment."

North Country (2005), Niki Caro
"All She Wanted Was To Make A Living. Instead She Made History."

The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), Robert Redford
" Some Things Can't Be Learned. They Must Be Remembered."

Heads in the Clouds
(2004), John Duigan
"Three lives. One destiny."

Million Dollar Baby
(2004), Clint Eastwood
"Beyond his silence, there is a past. Beyond her dreams, there is a feeling. Beyond hope, there is a memory. Beyond their journey, there is a love."

Boy Don't Cry (1999), Kimberly Peirce
"A true story about finding the courage to be yourself."

Beyond Borders
(2003), Martin Campbell
" Where hope survives."

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