Submarine
- Drama, melodrama, comedy.
- Great Britain, USA, 2010.
- IMDb: 7.3.
Stylish film adaptation of the debut novel by Joe Dantorn with very young actors in the lead roles. Nobody at the time, Craig Roberts and Yasmine Page, play a couple of classmates: Oliver and Jordan, experiencing a lot of internal turmoil in the troubled waters of the first love.
Oliver is a young intellectual who reads Nietzsche and is convinced of his own genius. And before him there are two paramount tasks: to save the parental marriage and to lose virginity until the next birthday.
The visual appearance of the rainy Wales of the 1980s and thinking beyond the years of wise heroes pushes to a direct comparison with the bright works of Wes Anderson.
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Hello, Julie!
- Drama, melodrama, comedy.
- USA, 2010.
- IMDb: 7.7.
The story of a very early love and a very bitter loss. Eighth graders Julie and Bruce feel for the first time not yet familiar feeling, despite the fact that they are the complete opposites of each other. They face the eternal problems of youth, and we observe the emotional maturation of the characters with their own eyes.
Director Rob Reiner (“Until he plays in the box”) skillfully reveals the views and backgrounds of both guys with inimitable pleasure, irony and melancholy, and the atmosphere of the 1960s adds stories of warmth and tenderness.
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Do not give up
- Drama, melodrama.
- USA, 2011.
- IMDb: 6.8.
Annabel and Enok are two sullen adolescents who once met at a funeral. Enok is experiencing heartache after the death of his parents, and his new friend is gradually dying of cancer. They fall in love with each other quickly and passionately, knowing that only inescapable fate awaits them ahead.
Heroes are gothic in a rather narrow sense of the term, and the appearance of a ghost-kamikaze makes the viewer tired to roll his eyes. But, despite this, “Do not give up” is pleasantly sentimental, and the sad couple looks very nice and organic.
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Like a crazy
- Drama, melodrama.
- USA, 2011.
- IMDb: 6.7.
A love story, both physical and emotional, heartbreaking and very personal. She introduces us to an English student who falls in love with a classmate who came from America.
Heroes waiting for a passionate and fateful adventure, breaking off after the violation of the girl rules of the visa regime. Authorities refuse to re-enter her. And from now on the relationship goes to a crazy stage: the couple seeks to reunite, but the obstacles on the way are almost insurmountable.
“Like a madman” colorfully illustrates the idea that love is both exciting and destructive, and the pair faces a real danger of being separated forever. In 2011, the film won the main prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and Felicity Jones was also recognized as the best actress of the year.
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Breathtaking time
- Drama, melodrama, comedy.
- USA, 2013.
- IMDb: 7.1.
An impressive romantic story from the writers of “500 Days of Summer” featuring Sheilin Woodley (Big Big Lie), Bree Larson (Room), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo), Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”) and others .
Sutter Kiely and Aimee Fineki, who finish school, do not even know each other. And their first meeting takes place in the morning after a loud drinking bout – the usual business for Sutter, who lives one day. Amy is completely different. She is a good student and feels great, but she never participates in parties. Sutter decides to do the latter and in the remainder of the graduation party takes on her evening leisure.
You will definitely appreciate the bright play of the actors and the pleasing attention to detail, emphasizing the familiar inner portraits of the characters. If you liked the “500 Days of Summer”, then “Exciting Time” will not disappoint. The film competently avoids the cliché of romantic melodramas and conquers the audience with an emotional feed.
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Blame the stars
- Drama, melodrama.
- USA, 2014.
- IMDb: 7.8.
Another romantic drama with Sheylin Woodley in the title role. This is a love story of two lovely, but doomed creatures: adolescents in love with each other, cancer patients. Our heroes are much wiser than their years and with a sad philosophy refer to the rapidly advancing end.
Despite the rather sad plot, the film is not without humor and will cause not only sobbing, but also a smile. And with all the melancholy “Blame the Stars” is not trying at all costs to get the audience tears. This film is complex and stylish with a careful selection of music and a beautiful visual series.
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Today I’m going home alone
- Drama, melodrama.
- Brazil, 2014.
- IMDb: 8.0.
One of the warmest and most optimistic romantic films of 2014, and not only because it was filmed in Brazil. In it, we meet a blind student, Leonardo, who feels mutual sympathy for the girlfriend of Giovanna.
Both can not wait to feel the taste of the first kiss on their lips, but Leo is more and more afraid that his blindness will scare the girl away. At this moment, their new friend Gabriel joins the heroes. He will help Leo and Giovanna to cope with studies, parties and school trips and finally confess to each other in love.
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With love, Rosie
- Melodrama, comedy.
- Germany, Great Britain, 2014.
- IMDb: 7.2.
British romantic comedy with Lily Collins (“Ochcha”) and Sam Claflin (“Hunger Games, and the flame will break out”) in the lead roles. Their characters, Rosie and Alex, are the best friends since early childhood and one of the most touching and compelling couples on the wide screen in recent years. However, the decision to make a couple of others at the school graduation forever underscores their joint plans.
After an accidental connection with a young handsome Greg, Rosie is pregnant and not ready to accompany a loved one in his crossing across the ocean. From now on their lives are moving in completely different directions: Alex successfully enters a prestigious university, and Rosie is forced to overcome the difficulties of single motherhood.
Nevertheless, the separation does not break the connection between Rosie and Alex, and the story itself stretches for another decade. “With Love, Rosie” – one of the most beautiful and sincere love stories with a convincing acting and multifaceted characters.
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Casa Grande
- Drama.
- Brazil, 2014.
- IMDb: 7.2.
The Brazilian drama about love, society and the difficulties of the transitional age. The story consists of many amazing, beautifully shot episodes describing forbidden teenage love and the pain of falling on the social ladder.
In the center of the story, young Jean, forced to adapt to the new conditions of life in a situation of almost complete ruin once rich parents. Cope with a difficult period, he helps a new friend Louise, whom he meets in public transport.
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14+
- Melodrama.
- Russia, 2015.
- IMDb: 6.9.
A unique Russian drama by Andrey Zaitsev about Romeo and Juliet of our days in the performance of non-professional actors found on the open spaces of VKontakte.
The main character of the film Lesha lovingly browses photos on the page of Vicki in the social network. Once he met a girl in a company of friends and since then can not throw it out of my head. Vika does not suspect anything, and her house and school are located in a hostile microdistrict. But Alexei can not be stopped: he miraculously makes his way to the disco in the school girl and invites Vika to dance, bursting into the aggression of local boys …
The film turned out to be extremely optimistic and positive, albeit a bit predictable.
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