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Yes, there are silly romantic comedies. There are also smart romantic comedies. There are love dramas that move and sensitize the hardest of hearts, but there are also those that are so sweet with sugar that they are best not commented on. In this list, Revista Bula proves two things to unbelievers: that there are good love stories out there and that some movies can, yes, be as good as the books that inspired them. So prepare your brain and your heart for these productions. Highlights of this selection for “The Literary Society and the Potato Peel Pie”, 2018, by Mike Newell; “If Beale Street Could Talk”, 2018, by Barry Jenkins; and “Chame Pelo Seu Nome”, from 2017, by Luca Guadagnino. The titles available on Netflix are organized according to the year of release and do not follow classification criteria.
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The Literary Society and the Potato Pie (2018), Mike Newell
Kerry Brown/NetflixAfter World War II, a writer is invited to attend a book club meeting. Arriving on the scene, in a small town, he meets the author of the invitation, with whom he falls in love. However, behind the club, the writer discovers that the war is not over for this people bruised by the loss of so many loved ones.
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Barry Jenkins
Disclosure / Annapurna PhotosThe film is set in 1970s Beale Street, New York. Fonny and Tish were childhood friends before falling in love as adults. Tish is pregnant when Fonny is arrested, falsely accused of rape. Left alone, Tish and her family do everything they can to prove Fonny’s innocence and get him out of jail before the baby is born.
Call Me By Your Name (2017), Luca Guadagnino
Disclosure/Sony PicturesSet in the summer of 1983, in northern Italy, the film goes through sunny weeks in which Elio’s world is transformed. Arrogant and sophisticated, despite being naively insecure, Elio and his unconventional parents prepare to welcome Oliver, a graduate student who will work the summer with the teenager’s father, who is a teacher. Handsome and confident, the way Oliver fills in the environments he traverses leaves Elio completely enamored.
One Day (2011), Lone Scherfig
Disclosure / Focus FeaturesDexter and Emma meet in 1988, spend their prom night together, and then go their separate ways. Keeping the friends at a distance, life periodically favors reunions between them until 2001, some intentional and others accidental. Although they are very different people, Dexter and Emma are perfect for each other, but it takes them too long to realize.
Pride and Prejudice (2005), Joe Wright
Disclosure / Focus FeaturesBased on Jane Austen’s novel, “Pride and Prejudice” tells the story of Elizabeth Bennett and her sisters, who live in rural England in the 19th century. The girls’ family is in financial trouble and the mother is determined to marry her daughters to high society men. When Mr. Bingley moves to town, Mrs. Bennett tries to marry off her most beautiful daughter, Jane, to the rich man. Meanwhile, Elizabeth falls in love with Bingley’s best friend, Mr. Darcy, an arrogant and unsociable aristocrat.