Why do people like to watch melodramas? And not only representatives of the beautiful half of humanity, but also men. Why is this happening? Usually melodramas like to watch people who do not have real emotions in their lives. Cinematography gives us a different reality, with bright events, with emotions that overwhelm the edge. Since women are more emotional than men, they are more likely to see melodramas.
Annually there are many paintings of this genre. However, there are not so many really interesting films. The key to the success of the film about love is an interesting script, good camera work, and, of course, the actors' play. We have prepared a list for you, which includes the best melodrama 2014-2015.The list of films about love is made up on the basis of reviews of critics, as well as audience ratings, and is as objective as possible.
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Century Adalin
This melodrama tells of a girl who reached the age of thirty and ceased to grow up. She was in a car accident, which affected her in such an unusual way. Adalin was born at the beginning of the last century, but now she looks the same as fifty years ago. Because of its unusualness, Adalin is forced to hide and live on forged documents. She has a daughter who more like her grandmother.
All her life is a series of losses. The people with whom she becomes close gradually grow old and die. Adalin tries not to start a serious relationship and is limited to short-lived romances. But one day she meets an extraordinary man who starts to look after her and confesses love. But the biggest surprise for the girl is the father of this man, with whom she had an affair in the mid-sixties. He became a famous astronomer and even named a comet in honor of Adalin.
However, the end of this film is happy. The girl tells about her unusuality to her lover, and he accepts it.
9
Cinderella
This is a classic theme for any melodrama. The story of a poor girl who meets a beautiful prince and then lives happily ever after with him, can not but excite impressionable female hearts.
History, in general, is standard and does not differ much from the previous ones. Father, after the death of his beloved wife, without a long grief, to marry again. Stepmother turns Cinderella's life into a real hell. One day a girl accidentally meets a beautiful young man, without even suspecting that he is a prince. Soon they announce the ball, the good fairy helps Cinderella to get there and meet the prince. Well and further - a question of technics.
The final of this story is happy.
8
Battle for Sevastopol
This picture can not be called a melodrama in its classical sense. This is a film about the war. In the center of the story is the story of sniper woman Lyudmila Pavlyuchenko. It's a woman of an unusual fate. On her account more than three hundred destroyed Hitlerites. The director tried to reveal the personality of Lyudmila and this he did.
A very important part of the film is the woman's personal life. In the war, she could not be happy. Three men loved her and all three died. Lyudmila was a real symbol for the Soviet soldiers defending Sevastopol, with her name the soldiers went to the attack, the fascists wanted to destroy the girl at any cost.
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The stars of
are to blame Another romantic story that came out on the wide screen in 2014.This film will give you a reason to think about eternal questions: about the meaning of our being, about the fact that our life is just one moment that we need to cherish.
A deadly cancer girl falls in love with a guy, he was able to overcome this disease, and they go on a desperate journey full of love and romance. They will enjoy every minute spent together. The girl knows that her days are numbered, but love lights up her life.
6
Focus
This is a romantic comedy that talks about a very unusual couple. He is an experienced and experienced swindler, a very attractive young lady gets to "internship" for him, who only makes the first steps in the criminal field.
The main characters flash true passion, but after a while their relationship becomes a problem for their business. The film was released in late 2014, working on him immediately two directors: Glen Ficarra and John Requa. The picture turned out to be very cheerful, it is possible to note an excellent game of actors.
5
Battalion
This Russian film is hard to call a melodrama in the full sense of the word. The events described in the film take place in 1917.There is the First World War. Emperor Nicholas had already abdicated. A special women's battalion is being formed in the country, in which women volunteers who want to fight at the front are being recorded.
A young girl Nina Krylova, a student at a St. Petersburg gymnasium, falls in love with a young officer, Alexander. After this, the girl is enrolled in the battalion of Maria Bochkareva, in which girls of different ages, estates and destinies serve. Within a month the girls are cooked, and then sent to the front.
Men no longer want to fight at the front, fraternization with the enemy is constantly taking place, fighters throw their weapons. And against this background, the battalion of Bochkareva shows the wonders of courage, steadfastness and discipline. Despite this, men do not take the women's battalion seriously. It is the fighters of Bochkareva who will defend the Winter Palace from the Bolsheviks.
4
Pompeii
This film was released at the end of 2014.It can be called a historical melodrama. This is the story of the love of the gladiator Milo and the Roman Cassia, which takes place in the city of Pompeii, on the eve of the eruption of Vesuvius.
Milo has a very difficult fate: his native tribe was carved by the Romans, and he himself was sold into slavery. He accidentally meets Cassius and a deep feeling flares between the young people. In the city comes the Roman senator, who commanded the troops that exterminated the Milo tribe. He wants to marry Cassia. At this time, awakening the mighty Vesuvius, who allegedly decides to destroy the rich and mired in the sins of the city.
Milo saves her lover, but they never managed to escape from their destiny.
The film perfectly illustrates the catastrophe of the city, great special effects, well played by actors. Although, the film lacks historical inaccuracies, but the shots of the death of a huge city are fascinating.
3
Vasilisa
This is a Russian film, which should be attributed to the genre of historical melodrama. It describes the events of the Patriotic War of 1812.Against the backdrop of these fateful for the country historical events, the love of a simple serf and landowner unfolds. Under ordinary circumstances, they would not have any chance of happiness, but the war intervened.
War changes the whole habitual way of life, class prejudices are thrown aside. Destiny moves the lovers towards each other.
This film was directed by Anton Sievers, and the budget of the picture was $ 7 million.
2
Beauty and the Beast
This is another screen version of the old fairy tale. The film was shot by the joint efforts of the filmmakers of Germany and France. Directed by Christopher Hans. The budget of the picture is quite high( as for the European Union) and is 33 million euros.
The plot of the film is also classic. The father of the family, who has a beautiful daughter, is in an enchanted castle in a terrible monster. Saving him goes to his daughter and finds his papa in good health, unharmed. She remains in the castle of the monster, which turns out to be rather kind and even pretty.
Sincere love of the girl to the unfortunate creature helps to destroy the charm and restore his human appearance. But before this, lovers must overcome many obstacles.
The film is well-shot, the cast is excellent, special effects are pleasing.
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50 shades of gray
This film was released on screens in early 2015 and has already made a lot of noise. It is based on the cult book of the British writer EL James.
The film tells about the relationship of a young female student Anastacia Steel and billionaire Christian Gray. The girl is studying for a journalist and at the request of her friend is going to interview the billionaire. The interview is not very successful and the girl thinks that she will never see Gray again, but he finds it himself.
Almost immediately, a passionate romance breaks out between young people, but the further, the more Anastacia learns about the sexual tastes of her lover, and they are very exotic.
This novel immediately became extremely popular in the UK and the US.There are a lot of frank erotic scenes, including scenes of violence. Children under the age of eighteen are not recommended to watch this film.
This is only the first part of the trilogy, ahead of us is expected continuation.
