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“Rifkin Festival”
One of the latest films by Woody Allen is dedicated to the venerable cinematographer Mort Rifkin, who, having achieved a lot in his profession, reflects on the past years. Together with his wife, who is significantly younger than him, he goes to the San Sebastian film festival, and it suddenly turns out that his wife is in love with her ward actor, who, in turn, is younger than her. And Rifkin himself does not give up either. — falls in love with the charming Joanna, a doctor who helps him overcome his hypochondria.
“Valentine”
The heroes of Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, the spouses Dean and Sydney, sincerely loved each other, and their love was accompanied by a bunch of cute rituals. But at one point it became so much that there was an explosion, and Sydney felt that it was time for her to go solo swimming. How to part with the love of your life — an important question in this romantic and sad Oscar-nominated film.
“Love”
German director Michael Haneke deftly dissects feelings and finds a cold explanation for everything, but “Love” with Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuel Riva — one of his most romantic films. Georges and Anna have lived together all their lives, and at the age of 80 Anna falls ill: she loses her memory and the ability to control her body. Georges is looking for nurses, but he realizes that he cannot leave Anna in the hands of people who care — just a routine, so he decides to devote himself to caring for his wife.
Trilogy “Before Dawn” – “Before Sunset” – “Before Midnight”
Technically, from Richard Linklater’s romantic trilogy with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, there is only one film, the last one, devoted to married life. But the first two talk about how the relationship developed between Jesse and Celine, who met as students, and over the years became a strong married couple with children. “Before Midnight” — a funny and honest movie about what awaits you after many years of marriage.
“Scenes from Married Life”
In the remake of the famous drama by Ingmar Bergman, Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain expressed all the pain of the parting spouses. And although Mira and Jonathan’s marriage is broken and they won’t be together again, they maintain a good relationship. — in fact, already on the poster you can see all their tenderness. According to the plot, Mira already has a lover, and Jonathan wants family comfort with children, which means that divorce is not far off. And it turns out that he brings not only emotional, but also material difficulties.
“White Lotus”
In the first season of the series about the rest of the rich, a traditional American family is shown in appearance: a beautiful and businesslike wife, a talented husband, and two teenage children. But in fact the Mossbachers — only a parody of the family, their relationship is strained, and family secrets are through the roof. There are no less problems in Rachel and Shane’s just marriage: he is sure that Rachel is just beautiful, and she wants to be smart too. “White Lotus” — a mirror of various problems of family life.
Source: Hellomagazine
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