The Hunchback of Notre Damme: A love story.
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Visit fair Paris in this intriguing tale of love,desire, lust and betrayal, and meet Quasimodo the bell man of Notre Damme as he fights corruption and monstruosity with a clear and gentle heart. Still, as you  read how the old Church is sieged expect not a happy ending.
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Tis movie keeps you on the edge of your seat in an odd way. Its a tradegy set in a small town town that follows a hunchback man who inherits his mothers farm and tries to sell rabbits. It is a very good movie but dosent move that fast, its set in rural france. Manon of the spring is a movie about what happens to the hunchbacks daughter after the other movie. It shows what her relationship is with the village and how everyone is after that, it also has some of her romantic relationships included. All in all its a very good movie that you should watch, even if you don't speak french.
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Judging from the movie reviews and ads, I expected really romantic story. It is still a love story, but that is the thread that binds the elderly house, the hardship of traveling circus and some dark human characters all together. At the end I realized that my affection has gone to the smart and funny circus elephant:)
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I'v loved this movie since I first saw it many years ago on video tape.  Its the story of Eloise and Abalard.  She is a young, spirited, intelligent woman and he a man of faith.  When she goes to live with her uncle, a "holy relic" dealer, he seeks to marry her into a family of wealth and status.  But fate has other plans when Eloise and Abalard meet and fall in love.  Its an amazing story of forbidden love and the extraordinary thing is that its true.  A must see for diehard romantics!
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I love this movie! Best love story I've seen in a long time! I got the movie for my grandmother,and I know she'll love it too!
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Un Coeur en Hiver is a film about the deepest human feelings and fears, especially fear of intimacy and fear of rejection. The film is the story of three people. Maxime and Stephane are long time professional associates who operate a small company which constructs and restores violins. Maxime runs the business end of the operation, and Stephane is an expert craftsman who handles the repairs. One day, Maxime informs Stephane that he has met somebody. A woman named Camille, a beautiful and talented violinist. Maxime explains that he and Camille have fallen in love and are planning to live together, but as Stephane and Camille begin spending time together in their professional capacities, it becomes clear that they are attracted to each other. Yet, for some reason Stephane refuses to act on his feelings further confusing Camille. To her, he is an enigma. Eventually, she asks him, "Why are you hiding from me?" Stephane, meanwhile, can only further distance himself from her. Eventually,Camille reveals to Stephane that she wants him, and can accept the fact that he lives in an enclosed world. Stephane replies that she misunderstands him. He cruelly tells her that he has wanted to seduce her, without loving her, and that he listens to her play her violin only because it is his job. Stephane, of course, is covering his true feelings. At first, this seems self destructive, as he is throwing away any chance for the involvement he desires with Camille. His remarks deeply hurt Camille, and, ultimately, she ends up settling for Maxime. At the end of the film, Stephane, Camille and Maxime meet in a cafe. As Camille and Maxime start to walk away there is a look of sadness on Camille's face. As Stephane is left alone, he too shares that look, but he remains unable to express his emotions and share his life with someone else. In his mind, his rejection of Camille is an act of self preservation.

In the beginning of Un Coeur en Hiver, it is observed that violins are the most precious possessions of violinists. This declaration has profound meaning as the scenario evolves. If the instruments are such, they are so because they are safe. They have no free will. They will never abandon their owners. If they fall apart from usage, they always can be repaired. They are dependable and reliable, unlike human beings. Even when two people connect, relations between them are inevitably less than harmonious. Emotions are complex and ever changing in human relationships, feelings are dependent upon the responses of others. Stephane is keenly aware of all this, and it is for this reason that despite his feelings, he distances himself from Camille. He is afraid of allowing himself to love her because of the pain he may be forced to endure. As a result, he presents himself as passionless, which even plays itself out during an intellectual discussion in which he professes to have no opinion on the subject at all.

In the end, Stephane is a lonely figure, one who is unconnected with life. His solitude shelters him, keeping him protected from the hurt feelings that are the offshoots of human connection. Every time I watch this movie I wonder is he better or worse off. While we all are solitary souls, if we do not choose to be brave and risk connecting emotionally with others, our lives can never be complete. This is one of my favorite movies and the beautiful music of Ravel played through the film compliments the somber aura of the story.
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This is one of my favorite stories
It is also one of Penelope Cruz 1 st movie .
She plays a teenage sister to the male star of the movie
It is a very romantic film.
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Grard Depardieu and Gisle Casadesus portray their roles as Germain and Margueritte flawlessly.  This lovely French movie is based on the book "La Tte en friche" by Marie-Sabine Roger and first published in 2008, then released to English-reading audiences with the 2016 title "Soft in the Head."  The movie does not stray from the book.

The story is about Germain, an unwanted and unloved child borne from a one-night stand. He never learned to read and write properly, and his image as the village idiot wore on him so strongly that he never dared venture away from that.  He never knew his own potential until by chance he meets Margueritte in the town park, as she's reading a book while watching pigeons.  Pigeons are also a passion for Germain, who counts them and names them and can tell Margueritte each bird's personality.

Margueritte awakens in Germain a passion for learning.  Margueritte reads passages from Camus and encourages Germain to think about what he had read.  She treats him as her equal.  Both, afterall, are outcasts:  she for being too old, he for being a simpleton. A strong friendship develops.

The only difference between the book and this film is the younger portrayal of Germain's girlfriend Annette, portrayed by Sophie Guillemin.  She looks easily 30 years Germain's junior in this movie.

The movie, like the book, is shown in alternating flashbacks.  Germain's mother is not a very likeable women, but we don't understand why until the very end.  There's a nice twist here that is the real lesson of this movie, which I won't give away.  There is some cussing but no graphic sex scenes.

The entire movie is set in the French village of Pons in the Poitou-Charents regions of central-coastal France.
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This is a very passionate love story. It also showcases the talents of Cirque Du Soleil. I have been a fan of Rene Bazinet since I saw "Alegria Le Film". I knew I had to have this VHs. He is such an a great talent.
The love sorty was amazing. if you love Cirque and love stories you should have this in your collection.
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Most of the so-called "gay-themed" love stories on film that I have seen have taken place primarily in urban areas with their usual meeting places and "troubles" that come with high-density locals. This low budgeted German (with, of course, sub-titles) film instead tells a very moving love story between two very "clean-cut" appearing young men that are learning to be farmers on a huge farm that mainly raises cattle.  The film lovingly shows how these two young men cope with their "blossoming" love while shoveling cow manure.

Mario has been a farm apprentice on the above mentioned huge farm for awhile always longing "for something else" to see and to do.  Enter into his life another young man with the desire to learn farming and having more knowledge of the world (i.e., he can drive) The two tentatively fall in love not really knowing how to handle it.  Their love story unfolds at a pace that, to me, is very reflective of their surroundings--no wild sex scenes, no wild parties, no  smoked filled bars with loud disco music are shown .  Just a very quiet "coming together",is reflected in this very fine film.  (In fact the movie has no sound tract or soundtrack)

I really enjoyed this very romantic movie that is void of violence, nudity and sex but filled with romantic love.
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A charming love story of autistic child and the love that develops between two people.
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A relaxing and enjoyable movie about love between a guy who is an English teacher who expresses in words and a gal who is an Art teacher who expresses herself through art and images.  There is a healthy competition between the two on what is more powerful, words or art, in expression.  It's a love story that shows how the two worlds can merge or be apart.
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I love this movie. I first saw this film on tv back in 2000, and was simply taken by it. This is a truly romantic love story that follows Dana, who is an engaged woman on a business trip in Isreal. She is buying items to sell in her LA boutique, and while taking a moment by herself, she begins chatting with a woman she shares a table with at a local cafe. Dana admires a piece of jewelry the mysterious woman is wearing. The woman goes on to tell how she acquired the piece-and the story is a sad, tragic one. The woman excuses herself for a moment, leaving the item with Dana. Hours pass, and the woman does not return, which sends Dana on a quest to France, where the woman said she stayed, to return the woman's jewelry. This woman simply cannot be found, and Dana must get to England to meet up with her fiance, who was waiting to begin a holiday with her. In the process between France and London, Dana seguays to Dover. This is where the true magic begins. She meets up with Sean, who she swears she has met somewhere before-and Sean just knows he has met Dana before as well, but knows it's  just not possible. This is such a wonderful story,  from beginning to end. The characters are all believable, each star in this film did a wonderful job, it feels like you are right there with them, experiencing every bit of angst and joy they are-there is no over the top acting in this film, it  just feels true to life, and i love that in a movie. I would recommend to anyone who wants to  escape into a beautiful, romantic film to watch Deja Vu.
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A typical product of the French cinema. It is a mix of fable, fairy tale, musical, romance, culinary and human relationship. Sometimes they add a little bit of politics to the mix, but it is not the case here.

A big reason why the movie works is the casting of the two principals. They made the whole thing coherent and believable.
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The movie is romantic and poignant. It is a  love story of two men who fell in love while they were in a mission and was torn apart because of the religion perceptions of homosexuals. The movie conveys the reality and the hardship of gay males who just want to be free and be true to themselves. The director is also conveying that gay life is not easy and there are so much hurdles to go through to get to where you want to be in your relationships. It is not always easy to be gay but there is hope and that is being true to oneself.
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I watched the DVD first and I am now reading the book.
Classic love story. Will watch it again.
Thanks
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When I first saw this film I thought it was such a beautifully ambitious project. A biblical film based on the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. It tells the story of Moses and how he struggles to free the enslaved Jews. The visuals are beautiful, the art direction is stunning. It's probably the most beautiful film since "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". The vocal cast is top notch. Val Kimer, Sandra Bullock and Michelle Pfeiffer do a wonderful job with their roles. Although intended for older audiences the film is appropriate for younger viewers. Highly Recommended.