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When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and their three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageabil …ity of both practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward Ferrars, his family disapproves and separates them. And though Mrs. Jennings tries to match the worthy (and rich) Colonel Brandon to her, Marianne finds the dashing and fiery John Willoughby more to her taste. Both relationships are sorely tried. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | comedy of manners |
| Themes: | inheritanceunrequited lovepoetryillnessdepressionpovertywedding |
| Locations: | london englandenglandrural settingchurch |
| Characters: | military officercousin cousin relationshipolder man younger woman relationshiplove trianglesister sister relationshipbabyfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationship |
| Period: | 1810s1800s19th century |
| Story: | devon englandends with a weddinghorse and carriagesecret engagementenglish country danceregency perioddecorumdisdainsincerityatlaspianoforterich man poor womangeorgian eraparishjane austen …parcellock of hairempire fashionrich snobblack hairshakespearean quotationsnobberyromanticismsecrecyhandkerchiefresignationcountry lifesuitorbouquetcourtshipintimacytitle same as bookillegitimate childfamous scoretreehousesword fightingupper classstablekiteacceptancecottagetomboystepmotherheartbreakhorseback ridingcoinopening a doorparrotbowlingrainstormarranged marriagepicnicvisitservantcard gamereference to william shakespeareclass differencesloss of fatherdrawingbirdcandlepianoletterhorsethree word titlepartysingingdancingbased on novelf rateddogblood (See All) |
The year is 1795 and young Jane Austen is a feisty 20-year-old and emerging writer who already sees a world beyond class and commerce, beyond pride and prejudice, and dreams of doing what was then nearly unthinkable - marrying for love. Naturally, her parents are searching for a wealthy, well-appoin …ted husband to assure their daughter's future social standing. They are eyeing Mr. Wisley, nephew to the very formidable, not to mention very rich, local aristocrat Lady Gresham, as a prospective match. But when Jane meets the roguish and decidedly non-aristocratic Tom Lefroy, sparks soon fly along with the sharp repartee. His intellect and arrogance raise her ire - then knock her head over heels. Now, the couple, whose flirtation flies in the face of the sense and sensibility of the age, is faced with a terrible dilemma. If they attempt to marry, they will risk everything that matters - family, friends and fortune. (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited lovepovertywedding |
| Locations: | london englandenglandrural settingchurch |
| Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipsister sister relationshipbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriageenglish country danceparishjane austenempire fashioncountry lifeupper classheartbreakhorseback ridingclass differencescandlepianoletterhorseparty …singingdancingdog (See All) |
The protagonist Elizabeth Bennett is a witty, sarcastic, somewhat stubborn young lady who really has an opinion about quite a lot including why she would not marry simply because of it is expected of her. Mr. Guy Darcy is a shy, rich, man who defiantly believes there is such a thing as superior birt …h. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | comedy of manners |
| Locations: | englandrural setting |
| Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipsister sister relationshipbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | english country dancepianofortejane austenempire fashionsnobberyhandkerchiefcountry lifesuitorcourtshipclass differencespianoletterthree word titledancingbased on novel …f rated (See All) |
Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people's affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightly.
| Subgenre: | comedy of manners |
| Themes: | unrequited love |
| Locations: | englandrural settingchurch |
| Period: | 1810s19th century |
| Story: | secret engagementenglish country dancejane austenempire fashioncourtshipupper classhorseback ridingclass differencespianosingingdancingbased on novel |
The five highly trained Bennett sisters in Georgian England must try to protect themselves from the growing zombie threat, find suitable husbands for themselves, battle marriage proposals and unlikely suitors, and save the country before it's too late.
| Themes: | unrequited loveillnesswedding |
| Locations: | london englandengland |
| Characters: | cousin cousin relationshiplove trianglesister sister relationshipfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | regency periodgeorgian erasuitorcourtshiprainstormservantcard gameclass differencesletterhorsepartydancingbased on noveldogblood |
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in … love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever? (Read More)
| Themes: | inheritanceillness |
| Locations: | englandchurch |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipfemale protagonistbrother sister relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagehorseback ridingservantdrawingcandlepianoletterhorsesingingdancingbased on novelf rateddogblood |
Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cous …in, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie. (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited lovepovertywedding |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipolder man younger woman relationshiplove trianglesister sister relationshipbabyfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationship |
| Period: | 1800s19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagerich snobhandkerchieftitle same as bookfamous scorehorseback ridingservantloss of fatherletterhorsepartysingingdancingbased on novelf rated …dogblood (See All) |
Three students and a school teacher disappear on an excursion to Hanging Rock, in Victoria, on Valentine's Day, 1900. Widely (and incorrectly) regarded as being based on a true story, the movie follows those that disappeared, and those that stayed behind, but it delights in the asking of questions, …not the answering of them. (Read More)
| Themes: | poetryillness |
| Locations: | rural settingchurch |
| Characters: | brother sister relationshipdoctor |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriageresignationfamous scorehorseback ridingopening a doorpicnicservantclass differencesbirdpianohorsepartysingingbased on novelf rated …dogblood (See All) |
Georgiana Spencer became Duchess of Devonshire on her marriage to the Duke in 1774, at the height of the Georgian period, a period of fashion, decadence, and political change. Spirited and adored by the public at large she quickly found her marriage to be a disappointment, defined by her duty to pro …duce a male heir and the Duke's philandering and callous indifference to her. She befriends Lady Bess but finds she is once again betrayed by her husband who wields his power with the three eventually living uncomfortably together. Against this background, and with the pressures of an unfaithful husband, strict social pressures and constant public scrutiny, Georgiana falls passionately in love with Charles Grey, a rising young Whig politician. However, despite his ongoing liaison with Lady Bess, the Duke refuses to allow her to continue the affair and threatens to take her children from her. (Read More)
| Themes: | wedding |
| Locations: | london englandchurch |
| Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshipbabyfemale protagonistmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | devon englandhorse and carriagegeorgian eraillegitimate childrainstormarranged marriageservantcandleletterhorsepartydancingdog |
'Louisa May Alcott' (qv)'s autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of ho …w the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world. (Read More)
| Themes: | illness |
| Locations: | rural setting |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabyfemale protagonistdoctormother daughter relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagetomboyreference to william shakespearecandlepianoletterpartysingingdancingbased on novelf rated |
The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene ('Carey Mulligan' (qv)), who attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak ('Matthias Schoenaerts' (qv)), a sheep farmer, captivated by her fetching willfulness; Frank Troy ('Tom Sturridge' (qv)), a handsome and reckless Serg …eant; and William Boldwood ('Michael Sheen (I)' (qv)), a prosperous and mature bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's choices and passions explores the nature of relationships and love - as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance. (Read More)
| Themes: | inheritanceunrequited loveillnesswedding |
| Locations: | rural settingchurch |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagehorseback ridingservantcandlepianoletterhorsepartysingingdancingbased on novelf rateddog |
In 1767, the British Princess Caroline is betrothed to the mad King Christian VII of Denmark, but her life with the erratic monarch in the oppressive country becomes an isolating misery. However, Christian soon gains a fast companion with the German Dr. Johann Struensee, a quietly idealistic man of …the Enlightenment. As the only one who can influence the King, Struensee is able to begin sweeping enlightened reforms of Denmark through Christian even as Caroline falls for the doctor. However, their secret affair proves a tragic mistake that their conservative enemies use to their advantage in a conflict that threatens to claim more than just the lovers as their victims. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessdepression |
| Locations: | englandchurch |
| Characters: | love triangledoctor |
| Story: | horse and carriageillegitimate childstepmotherhorseback ridingarranged marriageservantreference to william shakespearecandleletterhorsedancingf rateddogblood |
Disney's animated classic takes on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast. A young prince, imprisoned in the form of a beast, can be freed only by true love. What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle, the only human girl to ever visit the castle since it was enc …hanted. (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited lovepoetry |
| Characters: | love trianglebabyfemale protagonist |
| Story: | suitorfamous scorerainstormvisitservantreference to william shakespearedrawingbirdcandlepianohorsepartysingingdancingdog |
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperone Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany a …ffect her marriage plans? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | comedy of manners |
| Locations: | london englandchurch |
| Characters: | cousin cousin relationshiplove trianglesister sister relationshipfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagepicnicpianosingingdancingbased on novel |
In 1902, in London, the spinster Beatrix Potter lives with her bourgeois parents. Her snobbish mother, Helen Potter, had introduced several bachelors to Beatrix until she was twenty years old, but she had turned them all down. Beatrix Potter has been drawing animals and making up stories about them …since she was a child, but her parents have never recognized her as an artist. One day, Miss Potter offers her stories to a print house, and a rookie publisher, Norman Warne, who is delighted with her tales, publishes her first children's book. This success leads Norman to publish two other books, and Miss Potter meanwhile becomes the best friend of his single sister Millie Warne. Soon Beatrix and Norman fall in love with each other, but Helen does not accept that her daughter would marry a "trader". However, Beatrix's father Rupert Potter proposes that his daughter spend the summer with his wife and him in their country house in Lake District, and if she is still interested in Norman after the summertime, he would bless their marriage. When Miss Potter stops receiving letters from Norman, she is disappointed. Then one day she receives a letter from Millie explaining what had happened to Norman. (Read More)
| Themes: | illness |
| Locations: | london englandenglandrural setting |
| Characters: | female protagonistbrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagesecret engagementsnobberyupper classservantclass differencesdrawingletterpartysingingdancing |
The son of Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee, Devdas (Shahrukh Khan) was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He grew up in the lush village of Taj Sonapur, where he spent his childhood, indulged by his lovely playmate Paro (Aishwarya). They grew up sharing a special relationship, in which they existed o …nly to each other. Oblivious of all the differences of status and background, a bond that would never break grew between them. Slowly, it changed to love but it was still unsaid. But the reverie was broken when his family sent Devdas to London for education. Paro's world crashed knowing that her Devdas would be gone and she lit a diya, for it signified the fast coming back of her loved one. Years passed and Devdas returned. Devdas was besotted by her stunning beauty and longed to have her back. But Zamindar Narayan Mukherjee (Vijay Crishna), Devdas' father, met Paro's mother Sumitra's (Kiran Kher) marriage proposal with condescending arrogance. It caused a rift between the families and even though Devdas tried to convince his father, only antagonism came his way. Finally, he moved away from Paro and wrote a letter to her, asking her to forget him. Only, he didn't realize that he would never be able to forget her ever! And much later, when he reached out to her, it was too late as she was far too humiliated. She scorned him for not standing by her and they parted forever with a heart-broken Paro entering into a chaste marriage with a wealthy, much older man, Zamindar Bhuvan (Vijayen… (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited loveillnesswedding |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshiplove trianglebrother sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriageupper classarranged marriageservantclass differencesbirdcandlepianolettersingingdancingbased on novelblood |
Texan rancher Bick Benedict visits a Maryland farm to buy a prize horse. Whilst there he meets and falls in love with the owner's daughter Leslie, they are married immediately and return to his ranch. The story of their family and its rivalry with cowboy and (later oil tycoon) Jett Rink unfolds acro …ss two generations. (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited loveillnesswedding |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshiplove trianglesister sister relationshipbabybrother sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationship |
| Story: | famous scorehorseback ridingservantclass differencescandleletterhorsepartysingingbased on noveldogblood |
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
| Themes: | wedding |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | love trianglesister sister relationshipbabybrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriageillegitimate childhorseback ridingarranged marriagesingingdancingbased on noveldog |
Set in the 1930s, the story takes place in an old-fashioned English country house where a weekend shooting party is underway. The story centers on the McCordle family, particularly the man of the house, William McCordle. Getting on in years, William has become benefactor to many of his relatives and … friends. As the weekend goes on, secrets are revealed, and it seems everyone, above stairs and below, wants a piece of William and his money, but how far will they go to get it? (Read More)
| Subgenre: | comedy of manners |
| Themes: | unrequited love |
| Locations: | england |
| Characters: | sister sister relationship |
| Story: | rich snobsnobberyillegitimate childupper classservantclass differencesbirdpianopartysingingdancing |
"All eyes will be on you," says the Austrian Empress, Maria Theresa to her youngest daughter Marie Antoinette. The film, marketed for a teen audience, is an impressionistic retelling of Marie Antoinette's life as a young queen in the opulent and eccentric court at Versailles. The film focuses on Mar …ie Antoinette, as she matures from a teenage bride to a young woman and eventual queen of France. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnesswedding |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipbabyfemale protagonistbrother sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagehorseback ridingparrotcandleletterhorsepartysingingdancingbased on novelf rateddog |
A rule bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by the arrival of a housekeeper who falls in love with him in pre-WWII Britain. The possibility of romance and his master's cultivation of ties with the Nazi cause challenge his carefully maintained venee …r of servitude. (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited love |
| Locations: | england |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipdoctor |
| Story: | decorumupper classservantclass differencesloss of fatherhorsesingingbased on noveldog |
High-flying, adored! The film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical depicting the infamous real-life story of Eva "Evita" Duarte de Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron, who rose from poverty to become the most famous Argentine woman in history. Her huge political influence and constant charity …works earned her scorn and fear from the military and upper classes but adoration and love from the workers and descamisados. Evita's legendary life is displayed before your eyes as the most hated and most beloved woman in Argentina. (Read More)
| Themes: | povertywedding |
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | military officerolder man younger woman relationshipfemale protagonist |
| Story: | horse and carriageillegitimate childhorseback ridingclass differencescandlehorsesingingdancing |
This film follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the early 1900's. The first time we see Celie, she is 14 - and pregnant - by her father. We stay with her for the next 30 years of her tough life...
| Themes: | inheritancepovertywedding |
| Locations: | rural settingchurch |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipfemale protagonist |
| Story: | stepmotherrainstormloss of fatherpianoletterhorsethree word titlebased on novel |
It is the mid-nineteenth century. Ada is a mute who has a young daughter, Flora. In an arranged marriage she leaves her native Scotland accompanied by her daughter and her beloved piano. Life in the rugged forests of New Zealand's North Island is not all she may have imagined and nor is her relation …ship with her new husband Stewart. She suffers torment and loss when Stewart sells her piano to a neighbour, George. Ada learns from George that she may earn back her piano by giving him piano lessons, but only with certain other conditions attached. At first Ada despises George but slowly their relationship is transformed and this propels them into a dire situation. (Read More)
| Locations: | rural setting |
| Characters: | love trianglefemale protagonistmother daughter relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | famous scorerainstormarranged marriagepianof ratedblood |
The film follows the fortunes of Charles and his friends as they wonder if they will ever find true love and marry. Charles thinks he's found "Miss Right" in Carrie, an American. This British subtle comedy revolves around Charlie, his friends and the four weddings and one funeral which they attend.
| Themes: | unrequited lovewedding |
| Locations: | london englandenglandchurch |
| Characters: | brother sister relationship |
| Story: | black hairopening a doorrainstormvisitdancingdog |
'Antonio Salieri' (qv) believes that 'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart' (qv)'s music is divine and miraculous. He wishes he was himself as good a musician as Mozart so that he can praise the Lord through composing. He began his career as a devout man who believes his success and talent as a composer are God' …s rewards for his piety. He's also content as the respected, financially well-off, court composer of Austrian Emperor Joseph II. But he's shocked to learn that Mozart is such a vulgar creature, and can't understand why God favored Mozart to be his instrument. Salieri's envy has made him an enemy of God whose greatness was evident in Mozart. He is ready to take revenge against God and Mozart for his own musical mediocrity. (Read More)
| Themes: | illnesswedding |
| Locations: | church |
| Period: | 1800s19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagebouquethorseback ridingservantcandlepianoletterhorsesingingdancingblood |
Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night's Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A ser …ies of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare. (Read More)
| Themes: | inheritancepoetrywedding |
| Locations: | london englandengland |
| Story: | horse and carriagehorseback ridingpicnicservantreference to william shakespearecandlehorsesingingdancingdog |
This Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left behind. This is a tale of hope, longing, redemption, second chances, and faith.
| Themes: | illness |
| Locations: | rural settingchurch |
| Characters: | babydoctormother daughter relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagehorseback ridingbirdpianoletterhorsesingingbased on novelblood |
In late nineteenth century Vienna, renowned illusionist Eisenheim is reunited with the Duchess von Teschen when she is volunteered from the audience to participate in an illusion during one of his performances. Despite having not seen each other in fifteen years when they were teenagers, they almost … immediately recognize each other as Eduard Abramovich and Sophie von Teschen, they who had a doomed romance at that time due to their class differences. The Duchess is soon to be wed to the Crown Prince Leopold in what would be for him a marriage solely in pursuit of power: overthrowing his father, the Emperor Leopold, as well as overtaking the Hungarian side of the empire. The Crown Prince is known to use violence against women if it suits his needs or purposes. As such, the Duchess, who realizes that she still loves Eisenheim and he her, can never leave the Crown Prince without it jeopardizing her life. After Eisenheim humiliates the Crown Prince at a private show which results in an incident between the Crown Prince and the Duchess, the battle between Eisenheim and the Crown Prince moves into the public performance realm, which many believe demonstrates Eisenheim's supernatural powers. Much of the work for the Crown Prince in the battle with Eisenheim is conducted by Chief Inspector Uhl, who would become the Chief of Police under the Crown Prince's reign. As such, Uhl may have ulterior motives in turning a blind eye to any unlawful act of the Crown Prince against Eisenheim or t… (Read More)
| Locations: | london englandrural setting |
| Characters: | doctor |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagehandkerchiefstablehorseback ridingcoinclass differencesbirdcandleletterhorse |
This love story has Kitty meeting young, intelligent, shy and somewhat dull Dr. Walter Fane, whose forte is the study of infectious diseases, and the convenient marriage that she finds herself committed to. It is in this web of intrigue that they head for China, only after Walter discovers Kitty's i …nfidelity with one dashing and witty diplomat Charlie Townsend. So much as to hide her from herself and to help thwart a cholera outbreak, this is a marriage more than on the rocks. This is a cold, indifferent and loveless partnership in a vast unknown and deadly environment that will test both these flightless lovebirds and with the hardships and tolerances more than any had ever anticipated. A visual delight amid the pain and suffering of a dying people and failing marriage. Will a cure be found for both, before it's too late? (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited love |
| Locations: | london england |
| Characters: | love trianglebabydoctormother daughter relationship |
| Story: | secrecyservantcard gamebirdpianoletterhorsethree word titlesingingdancingbased on novel |
From July, 1913 to the outbreak of World War I, a series of incidents take place in a German village. A horse trips on a wire and throws the rider; a woman falls to her death through rotted planks; the local baron's son is hung upside down in a mill; parents slap and bully their children; a man is c …ruel to his long-suffering lover; another sexually abuses his daughter. People disappear. A callow teacher, who courts a nanny in the baron's household, narrates the story and tries to investigate the connections among these accidents and crimes. What is foreshadowed? Are the children holy innocents? God may be in His heaven, but all is not right with the world; the center cannot hold. (Read More)
| Locations: | rural settingchurch |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipbabybrother sister relationshipdoctor |
| Story: | horse and carriagesuitorillegitimate childhorseback ridingservantclass differencesbirdpianohorsepartysingingdancingblood |
In 1939, Robbie Turner is a private in the British Army, he and his battalion who are heading to France to fight in the war. A stint in the army is not where his life was headed, which took a radical turn four years earlier at the Tallis estate where he grew up as his mother worked as the Tallis' li …ve-in housekeeper. As such, he grew up with the three Tallis children: son Leon, and daughters Cecilia and Briony. Robbie and Cecilia were just getting to the stage of their lives of being able to confess their true love for each other. But then thirteen year old aspiring writer Briony also had a crush on the older Robbie. Based on two incidents she saw between Cecilia and Robbie (one only from afar), on reading a private letter Robbie wrote to Cecilia and on her own feelings for Robbie, Briony told some truths and half-truths about Robbie which resulted in this turn in his life. Robbie is able to reconnect with Cecilia before he is shipped off to France, and lives only to be able to head back to London to be with Cecilia and make up for the missing four years they could not spend together due to Briony's actions. A year later, Briony, now eighteen, also arrives in London to start working as a nurse to support the war effort. By this time, she is aware of the damage her thirteen year old self caused, and wants to atone for that error to both Cecilia from who she has been estranged, and Robbie who she has not seen since. She will make this atonement even if neither Robbie or Cecilia… (Read More)
| Themes: | wedding |
| Locations: | london englandenglandchurch |
| Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipolder man younger woman relationshipsister sister relationshipbrother sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horseback ridingreference to william shakespearecandlepianolettersingingbased on novelf ratedblooddog |
Young lovers Hero and Claudio are to be married in one week. To pass the time, they conspire with Don Pedro to set a "lover's trap" for Benedick, an arrogant confirmed bachelor, and Beatrice, his favorite sparring partner. Meanwhile, the evil Don Jon conspires to break up the wedding by accusing Her …o of infidelity. In the end, though, it all turns out to be "much ado about nothing." (Read More)
| Themes: | wedding |
| Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | courtshiphorseback ridingpicnicreference to william shakespearehorsepartysingingdancingdog |
When two pre-teens named Hallie and Annie meet through their summer camp, their two lives are rattled when they realize that they are identical twins. With parents, British mother aka famous dress designer Elizabeth and American father, a wine maker named Nick, living in two different sides of the u …niverse, the girls decide to make an identity swap in hopes of spending time with their other parent. The girls later choose to aware their guardians of the swap while at a hotel in NYC, which late reunites the divorced pair and sends them back into remarriage with each other. (Read More)
| Locations: | london englandengland |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipfemale protagonistmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horseback ridingservantbirdhorsethree word titlebased on novelf rateddog |
Set in 1884 Sudan, this fifth film to be adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel follows a British officer who resigns his post right before his regiment ships out to battle the rebels. Perceiving his resignation as cowardice, his friends and fiancee give him four white feathers, the symbol of cowardice …, but little do they know he's actually going undercover and plans to redeem his honor. (Read More)
| Locations: | englandchurch |
| Characters: | love triangle |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriageresignationstableheartbreakhorsedancingbased on novelblood |
A shy ladies' companion, staying in Monte Carlo with her stuffy employer, meets the wealthy Maxim de Winter. She and Max fall in love, marry and return to Manderley, his large country estate in Cornwall. Max is still troubled by the death of his first wife, Rebecca, in a boating accident the year be …fore. The second Mrs. de Winter clashes with the housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers, and discovers that Rebecca still has a strange hold on everyone at Manderley. (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited love |
| Locations: | london englandrural setting |
| Characters: | cousin cousin relationshipolder man younger woman relationshipdoctor |
| Story: | upper classservantclass differencesbased on noveldog |
Christy Brown is a spastic quadriplegic born to a large, poor Irish family. His mother, Mrs Brown, recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable. Eventually, Christy matures into a cantankerous writer who uses his only functional limb, his left foot, to wri …te with. (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited lovedepressionpoverty |
| Characters: | babybrother sister relationshipdoctormother daughter relationship |
| Story: | shakespearean quotationreference to william shakespearedrawingcandlesingingbased on novel |
Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against her age, her weight, her job, her lack of a man, and her many imperfections. As a New Year's Resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. The fireworks begin … when her charming though disreputable boss takes an interest in the quirky Miss Jones. Thrown into the mix are Bridget's band of slightly eccentric friends and a rather disagreeable acquaintance who Bridget cannot seem to stop running into or help finding quietly attractive. (Read More)
| Subgenre: | comedy of manners |
| Locations: | london englandengland |
| Characters: | love trianglefemale protagonistmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | jane austenthree word titlepartysingingbased on novelf rated |
A girl named Ella (Cinderella) has the purest heart living in a cruel world filled with evil stepsisters and an evil stepmother out to ruin Ella's life. Ella comes one with her pure heart when she meets the prince and dances her way to a better life with glass shoes, and a little help from her fairy … godmother, of course. (Read More)
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipfemale protagonistmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagestepmotherhorseback ridingservanthorsepartysingingdog |
The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.
| Locations: | church |
| Characters: | babybrother sister relationshipmother daughter relationship |
| Period: | 1800s19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriageempire fashioncandlehorsedancing |
When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth. Sara's belief that "e …very girl's a princess" is tested to the limit, however, when word comes that her father was killed in action and his estate has been seized by the British government. (Read More)
| Themes: | poverty |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipfemale protagonist |
| Story: | horse and carriageresignationrainstormservantclass differencescandlethree word titledancingbased on novel |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the … death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. (Read More)
| Themes: | poetryillnesswedding |
| Characters: | babymother daughter relationship |
| Story: | courtshipkiteservantletterthree word titlepartysingingdancingbased on noveldogblood |
Kanji Watanabe is a civil servant. He has worked in the same department for 30 years. His life is pretty boring and monotonous, though he once used to have passion and drive. Then one day he discovers that he has stomach cancer and has less than a year to live. After the initial depression he sets a …bout living for the first time in over 20 years. Then he realises that his limited time left is not just for living life to the full but to leave something meaningful behind... (Read More)
| Themes: | illnessdepression |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshipbabydoctormother daughter relationship |
| Story: | kiteservantcandlepianopartysingingdancingdog |
William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Scotland. O …nce he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce. (Read More)
| Themes: | wedding |
| Locations: | london englandengland |
| Story: | handkerchieffamous scorehorseback ridingrainstormarranged marriageloss of fatherhorseblood |
With the sudden death of her loving father, Danielle is made a servant by her new stepmother. She also has two new stepsisters, one quite kind but the other one really horrid. Still, Danielle grows up to be a happy and strong-willed young lady, and one day her path crosses that of handsome Prince He …nry, who has troubles of his own at home. Luckily the nice Leonardo da Vinci is on hand to help all round. (Read More)
| Characters: | female protagonistmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | rich snobstepmotherarranged marriageservantclass differenceshorsef rated |
During the Russian Revolution, Yuri Zhivago, is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following his father's suicide. Yuri falls in love with beautiful Lara Guishar, who has been having an affair with her mother's lover, Victor Komarovsky, an unscrupulous businessman. Yuri, howeve …r, ends up marrying his cousin, Tonya. But when he and Lara meet again years later, the spark of love reignites. (Read More)
| Themes: | poetry |
| Characters: | older man younger woman relationshiplove triangledoctormother daughter relationship |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | suitorfamous scorecottagebased on novel |
Society scion Newland Archer is engaged to May Welland, but his well-ordered life is upset when he meets May's unconventional cousin, the Countess Olenska. At first, Newland becomes a defender of the Countess, whose separation from her abusive husband makes her a social outcast in the restrictive hi …gh society of late-19th Century New York, but he finds in her a companion spirit and they fall in love. (Read More)
| Characters: | love triangle |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Story: | horse and carriagedecorumsuitortitle same as bookupper classpartybased on novel |
In Paris, before WWI, two friends, Jules (Austrian) and Jim (French) fall in love with the same woman, Catherine. But Catherine loves and marries Jules. After the war, when they meet again in Germany, Catherine starts to love Jim... This is the story of three people in love, a love which does not af …fect their friendship, and about how their relationship evolves with the years. (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited love |
| Locations: | rural setting |
| Characters: | love trianglemother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagetitle same as bookreference to william shakespeareletterthree word titlesingingbased on novel |
Captain Smith is spared his mutinous hanging sentence after captain Newport's ship arrives in 1607 to found Jamestown, an English colony in Virginia. The initially friendly natives, who have no personal property concept, turn hostile after a 'theft' is 'punished' violently on the spot. During an arm …ed exploration, Smith is captured, but spared when the chief's favorite daughter Pocahontas pleads for the stranger who soon becomes her lover and learns to love their naive 'savage' way of harmonious life. Ultimately he returns to the grim fort, which would starve hadn't she arranged for Indian generosity. Alas, each side soon brands their own lover a traitor, so she is banished and he flogged as introduction to slavish toiling. Changes turn again, leading Smith to accept a northern-more mission and anglicized Pocahontas, believing him dead, becoming the mother of aristocratic new lover John Rolfe's son. They'll meet again for a finale in England. (Read More)
| Themes: | unrequited lovewedding |
| Locations: | englandchurch |
| Characters: | babybrother sister relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagehorseback ridingrainstormclass differencesbirdthree word titleblood |
This film details the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, as played by Cate Blanchett. The main focus is the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
| Locations: | england |
| Characters: | sister sister relationshipfemale protagonistmother daughter relationship |
| Story: | horse and carriagesuitorhorseback ridingservanthorsedancingblood |
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