The Princess of Montpensier (2010), Barry Lyndon (1975), Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004), Wo hu cang long (2000), Impromptu (1991), The Illusionist (2006), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Phantom Thread (2017) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Classical movies.
Storyline: The fantastic tale of an 18th century aristocrat, his talented henchmen and a little girl in their efforts to save a town from defeat by the Turks. Being swallowed by a giant sea-monster, a trip to the moon, a dance with Venus and an escape from the Grim Reaper are only some of the improbable adventures.
Plot Keywords: fantasy, adventure, comedy, surreal, fairy tale, epic, absurd ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Young nobleman Baron Sergio Giuramondo, after discovering that his bride-to-be was the king's mistress, leaves Naples in disgust to become a monk. But his quest for perfect solitude is constantly interrupted by visitors hearing rumours that Sergio possesses miraculous powers, and by women who bet each other that they can successfully seduce him...—Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
Plot Keywords: drama, romance, art film, italian, literary adaptation, classical, tragedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the opulent St. Petersburg of the Empire period, Eugene Onegin is a jaded but dashing aristocrat - a man often lacking in empathy, who suffers from restlessness, melancholy and, finally, regret. Through his best friend Lensky, Onegin is introduced to the young Tatiana. A passionate and virtuous girl, she soon falls hopelessly under the spell of the aloof newcomer and professes her love for him.—Dawn M. Barclift
Plot Keywords: drama, romance, historical, literary adaptation, 19th century, russia, aristocracy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the "fellowship" apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.—Fox Searchlight Pictures
Plot Keywords: biography, history, war, romance, literature, british, writer ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Fabien des Grieux, a divinity student, comes to the rescue of a beautiful girl, Manon Lescaut, when her brother tries to "sell" her to the lecherous Comte Guillot de Morfontaine. Fabien and Manon fall in love and he abandons his priestly ambitions. But de Morfontaine has no intention of giving up his desire to possess Manon. She again falls into his clutches. Fabien, borrowing on his father's wealth, transforms himself into a gentleman gambler and moves into court society. But there he discovers that Manon is endangered not only by the cruel de Morfontaine, but by the King of France himself.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: romance, drama, silent film, historical, adaptation, opera, tragedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spells doom for the young lovers.
Plot Keywords: romance, tragedy, historical, medieval, knight, war, destiny ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Jane Austen's beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is reimagined in this. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.—Focus Features
Plot Keywords: romance, comedy, drama, period, british, jane austen, adaptation ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Eddie Luca is the youngest son in a family of Italian immigrants who has moved to London. Beginning from nowhere, they open a café in an Italian neighborhood. One day their father loses the café, the home and his wedding ring by gambling.—Mattias Thuresson
Plot Keywords: drama, romance, historical, biography, swedish, court, queen ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Walter Faber has survived a crash with an airplane. His next trip is by ship. On board this ship he meets the enchanting Sabeth and they have a passionate love affair. Together they travel to her home in Greece, but the rational Faber doesn't know what fate has in mind for him for past doings.—<Uffe@enterpol.dk>
Plot Keywords: drama, romance, mystery, psychological, journey, memory, fate ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: As a rebellious and motherless child, Ophelia is taken into Elsinore Castle by Queen Gertrude as one of her most trusted ladies-in-waiting. Soon enough, Ophelia captures the affections of the young Prince Hamlet. A passionate romance kindles between the 2 in secret as the kingdom is on the brink of war amidst its own political intrigue and betrayal. When Hamlet's father is murdered and the prince's wits begin to unravel into an insatiable quest for vengeance, Ophelia sharply navigates the rules of power in Denmark all while struggling to choose between her true love and her own life.
Plot Keywords: drama, romance, historical, tragedy, shakespeare, adaptation, female perspective ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Fictionalized biopic of famed 17th century Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio. As a young man, he gained the support of Cardinal Del Monte and Caravaggio proceeded to develop a new style of painting giving a more realistic view of the world in which he lived. He also begins love affairs with one of his models, Ranuccio as well as with Ranuccio's girlfriend Lena. Their relationship leads to murder and deceit.—garykmcd
Plot Keywords: biography, historical, drama, art, painter, italy, renaissance ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In the late nineteenth century Paris, Briton Charles Swann, a man of wealth and culture, runs among the social set. That life is threatened when he falls in love with Odette de Crécy, a courtesan, that love all consuming in that he thinks about how he can be with her when they aren't together. He also despises himself for loving her to the extent he does in knowing that if that love is ever destroyed, he won't be able to survive the emotional pain. He is also made quite aware that if he does marry Odette, whose services he pays for while he allows her to continue with her life, he will lose his social position as most will not be able to welcome her into their house. The wealthy Verudins may be the exceptions as they are considered vulgar and gauche despite their wealth, they who have their own choice for Odette, a man named de Forcheville. The other other exception is Charles' old friend, the Baron de Charlus, who introduced the two to each other. The Baron's support for Charles regardless of what he ends up doing is because he has already reconciled himself to his own socially taboo life, that of a homosexual with a penchant for younger men.—Huggo
Plot Keywords: romance, drama, french cinema, literary adaptation, high society, 19th century, paris ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After the lewd and frenetic "Dance of the Seven Veils", and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé comes before her king with an unreasonable demand. Beguiled by John the Baptist, and then scorned for the sake of his god, lascivious Salomé--encouraged by her mother, the vindictive, Herodias--commands that John be executed and his head delivered on a silver platter. And so, the king agrees.—Nick Riganas
Plot Keywords: religion, bible, history, drama, dance, erotic, taboo ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In a story set during the Hundred Years War, a student who has abandoned his studies in Paris, pairs with a young noblewoman with whom he has fallen in love.
Plot Keywords: love, death, medieval, war, historical drama, romance, tragedy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome, on Guy Fawkes day, 1892. A bordello's the theatre and the performers are prostitutes.Lord Alfred (Bosie) Douglas. who's Wilde's lover is John the Baptist. Soon, Wilde's interactions with some of the cast ignite Bosie's jealousy.—grantss
Plot Keywords: drama, biography, historical, theatrical, artistic, erotic, literary adaptation ...
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