Genre: Romance – Page 2 – Wimbledon Film Club

The Invisible Woman

A sumptuous biopic of the private life of Charles Dickens, focusing on his loveless marriage and secret affair with a younger woman, Nelly Ternan.

Le Week-End

A couple spend a weekend in Paris to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary.

Ninotchka

Garbo stars in a comedy romance, yes, this is the film where she laughs for the first time on screen.

Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, and then… Often cited, most famously in Sleepless in Seattle, this instant hit was twice remade: in 1957 with Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Cathleen Nesbitt; and in 1994 with Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Katherine Hepburn.

The Worst Person in the World

Norway isn’t generally associated with romantic comedies, and the fact that the film features some genuinely upsetting moments for its characters might belie the categorisation, but Joachim Trier’s film delivers on the genre promise due to a sparkling performance by Renate Reinsve as Julie (echoes here of Strindberg’s Miss Julie), a character that at times…

A Foreign Affair

Billy Wilder has a filmography like none other.

Two of Us

A decades-long secret relationship is threatened when tragedy strikes. A “moving tribute to love’s ability to overcome all obstacles” Variety

The Lady Eve

Barbara Stanwyck shines in this hilarious revenge rom-com: a con woman sets her sights set on a likeable rich boob (Henry Fonda). One of the finest achievements of Golden Age Hollywood’s first writer-director, Preston Sturges.

All of Us Strangers

A moving meditation on love, loneliness and the nature of family starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell & Claire Foy. Winner of 7 British Independent Film Awards, including Best Film and Best Screenplay.

Orlando

Sally Potter’s 1992 film, already regarded as a classic of British cinema, stars Tilda Swinton in a clever, visually-arresting adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel. Restored in 4K and re-released in 2022 to mark its 30th anniversary.