Monday, 03 January 2011

Casablanca

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains

Casablanca is probably the most romantic movie ever made, but it's also an exciting character-driven war story set in a wonderfully exotic milieu.

An Officer and a Gentleman

Directed by Taylor Hackford

Richard Gere, Debra Winger

Zack, a self-centered, aspiring navy pilot arrives at training camp, where he soon butts heads with his no nonsense drill Sargent and begins an affair with, a local girl named Paula.

Dirty Dancing

Directed by Emile Ardolino

Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey

Expecting the usual boredom that accompanies a summer holiday with her family, 17-year-old Baby Houseman instead finds herself in love.

When Harry Met Sally

Directed by Rob Reiner

Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan

Does sex make it impossible for men and women to be true friends? This romantic comedy chronicles this dilemma through the 11-year relationship between Harry and Sally who meet in college, then pursue their own lives until they reconnect ten years later.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Directed by Blake Edwards

Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard

A lonely, struggling writer becomes enchanted with his neighbor, an independent young woman who strives to be a high-climbing socialite with a penchance for high-fashion and wild parties. But soon he uncovers the vulnerability she has at heart.

Pretty Woman

Directed by Garry Marshall

Richard Gere, Julia Roberts

Edward is a rich and sophisticated businessman. Vivian is a prostitute struggling to pay the rent. On a business trip to Los Angeles, Edward hires Vivian to be his girlfriend for a week while he does the local social circuit. Love invades their tidy arrangement and leaves the pair wondering if this Cinderella-story could have a happy ending.