In no order:-
"Somewhere In Time" (1980) In 1972 a play writer
Richard Collier (Christoper Reeve) becomes
fasinated by a photo of a turn of the century
stage actress Elise McKenna (Jane Seymour).
A half century seperates them yet they still
manage to fall in love. It's a tear jerker
ladies!
"Kath and Leopold" (2001) This film follows
the theme of time seperating people. It opens
in 1876 with Leopold Mountbatten (Hugh Jackman)
following Stuart Besser (Liev Schreiber) only to
fall with him through a portal on the Brooklyn
Bridge and end up in the 21 century. He meets
Kath McKay (Meg Ryan) and of course they fall
in love. But when will they live???
Following the theme of time seperating people
we have "The Lake House." (2006) Kath Forster
(Sandra Bullock) is living from 2006 to 2008,
and falls in love with Alex Wyler, although he
is living 2 years behind her, from 2004 to 2006.
A 'magic' mail box is their conduit.
Talking of mail bringing people together we have
"You've Got Mail" (1998). Two (book shop) business
rivals Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) and Joe Fox (Tom
Hanks) met through their e mail and fall in love,
(even though they have other partners at the time.)
Bookshop romances also gives us "Nottinghill"
(1999) William Thacker (Hugh Grant) owns a travel
bookshop and who walks in one day, to buy a book,
but an American movie star, Anna Scott (Julia
Roberts). They fall in love in a topsy turvey
courtship.
Talking of topsy turvey courtships who could forget
"Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994) told through
the eyes of the main character Charles (Hugh Grant)
who falls for American, Carrie (Andie MacDowell).
We follow a group of English friends as they find
and lose love. Who can forget the eulegy scene?
Bring the tissues ladies!!
Writing of following a group there is "Love Actually"
(2003) A film set in London, which begins 5 weeks
before Christmas as we follow 10 individuals whose
love stories intertwine.
Another group effort, this time from America is
"Valentines's Day" (2010) again individual love
stories where the people's stories intertwine.
Just love the part where the private car driver
asks the solider, home on leave (Julia Roberts)
has she ever shoped on the drive before and she
replies "Yes, once, big mistake - huge."
Which brings us to "Pretty Woman" (1990) A rich
business man Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) hires a
prostitute Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) to entertain
him for a week. Of course they fall in love.
On the subject of prostitutes falling in love there
is "The Owl and the Pussycat" (1970) (I admit not
one of the greatest, but I love its' quirkiness.)
Felix (George Segal) is a 'writer' and rats out
Doris (Barbra Streisand) a prostitute to the land
lord because her noise keeps him from working.
Having no place to go she camps out in his flat.
Guess what happens?? Henry Buck (remember from
"The Graduate" also has a cameo in this film. A
little aside Henry Buck was the story Editor for
"Get Smart" T.V. series.)
Speaking of quirky "There's Something About Mary"
(1998) Ted (Ben Stiller) loves his high school
friend Mary (Cameron Diaz.) They are about to go
to the prom, when a zipper accident incapicitates
Ted. 13 years later he hires a detective to find
her as he still loves her.
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