Romance film
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While most films have some aspect of romance between characters (at least as a subplot) a romance film can be loosely defined as any film in which the central plot (the premise of the story) revolves around the romantic involvement of the story's protagonists.
Another prerequisite is that the film has a happy ending (or at least bittersweet) and many would argue that no film with a sad ending may be correctly defined as "romance;" however, this second prerequisite is admittedly disputable and many screenwriters and directors will push the boundaries of the genre in this aspect.
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[edit] Other Names
Weepy film refers to tendency of romance films to reduce audiences to (willing) tears
Chick flick refers to the popularity of romance films among women despite their often clichéd stories and plot devices.
[edit] Examples
- A Walk to Remember
- An Affair to Remember
- Before Sunrise and its sequel, Before Sunset
- Bridget Jones's Diary
- Casablanca
- City of Angels
- Dirty Dancing
- Doctor Zhivago
- Love Story
- Message in a Bottle
- Pretty Woman
- Pride and Prejudice - 1940, 2003, 2005
- Random Harvest
- The Holiday (2006)
- The Sheik
- Sleepless in Seattle
- While You Were Sleeping
- The Bachelor
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[edit] External links
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