Last Night in New York (2009)
Recently married Michael and Joanna are ideal from the outside: beautiful, successful and rich.
However, one night can sow a seed of doubt between them. Michael will have to go on a business trip with his new employee, the charming Laura, who has awakened the fire of jealousy in his young wife.
And as soon as Joanna accidentally met her ex-boyfriend Alex, a playwright from France, on the street, she agreed to have dinner with him without a moment’s doubt. Will one night ruin vows of marital fidelity, destroying the newly created union of two hearts?
Infidels (2000)
Melodrama, in the creation of which 5 countries participated. She has an unusual structure. An elderly director is working on a script. A banal story: married life, betrayal.
Theater actress Marianna is married, but does not feel happy. Her husband often goes on business trips, and she stays at home with her daughter. In the evening, my husband's friend David comes to visit. Marianne feels a crazy desire, she agrees to spend the night with him.
The main character of the film “ Unfaithful ” loses her head and is ready to risk everything just to be close to her lover...
Match Point (2005)
Chris, a once famous tennis player, is having a difficult time in his life. We need to find our place in the world, because constant success in a sports career is an impossible dream.
Thanks to his rich friend Tom, he marries his sister and gets a position in their father's company. But everything falls into the abyss again when Nola appears: the femme fatale, Tom's fiancée, with whom Chris falls madly in love.
Their relationship will lead to him losing everything: his job, his family, the respect of a friend... What is more important: stability or the crazy passion that Nola awakened in him?
Like little children (2006)
“ Like Little Children ” is a drama produced in the USA. Sarah Pierce is a housewife, she is raising a 3-year-old daughter and is bored out of her mind. Her husband works a lot and does not pay enough attention to his family. Even when he has free time, he prefers to spend it in front of the computer. The relationship gradually reaches a dead end.
Sarah cannot afford any entertainment; she lives in the suburbs. The monotony drives her crazy; there is only one joy in life - a new acquaintance, Brad. A man has a similar situation; his wife is always busy.
A non-binding acquaintance gradually develops into something more. Passion or love? It doesn’t matter anymore, there’s no turning back...
Chloe (2009)
Katherine and David have been together for many years: they have an adult, diligent son, a big house and an excellent reputation. He is a professor teaching at a university, she is a respected doctor.
Everything is fine with them. But as soon as David misses his flight and does not have time to arrive for his own birthday party, Catherine begins to be haunted by the thought of his infidelity. Unable to forget her suspicions, she hires Chloe, a young girl, to seduce her husband and write a detailed account of their meetings.
Over time, the young lover's stories become shorter, and their meetings with Catherine become more frequent...
Chloe (2009)
Genre : drama, melodrama, thriller, detective
IMDb: 6.3
Catherine Stewart (Julianne Moore) finds a photo on her husband David's (Liam Neeson) phone of him hugging a young girl. Suspecting her husband of treason, Katherine decides to test her fidelity - with the help of a prostitute named Chloe. According to Katherine, Chloe must seduce David. However, further developments got out of control...
Bedroom Window (1987)
Having an affair with someone's wife, especially your own boss's wife, is doubly dangerous, but that doesn't stop Terry Lambert from being tempted to date Sylvia.
At night, while in his apartment, she looks out the window and witnesses a crime: a young woman almost became the victim of a mysterious killer. Terry acts as a witness in her place so as not to make the affair public, but the police suddenly begin to suspect him.
To prove his clean conscience before the law, Terry begins his own investigation...
Intimacy (2004)
American psychological drama, sensual and provocative. Dan and Alice are a couple, at first glance it seems that they have no problems in their relationship. But the man is not averse to sometimes flirting with his old friend Anna. The girl, in turn, does not allow anything unnecessary, but she likes David, she will give in sooner or later.
Anna's boyfriend Lari meets Alice. Passion arises between them. A love quadrangle is formed. Closer go ? They are confused in their relationship, but it cannot last forever. The denouement is inevitable...
The Girl on the Train (2016)
Rachel Watson's ex-husband married Anna, whom he secretly met before the divorce. The woman was never able to come to terms with the departure of her loved one, which is why her life turned into a routine nightmare, and her alcohol addiction intensified. Every day she sees their old house through the train window, but looks at the one next door: a cute married couple, Scott and Megan, live there; in her imagination, they are simply perfect for each other. One day, Megan goes missing, and only Rachel can find the key to her disappearance... But the memories of that night are very vague...
Criticism and reviews
The film “Mistresses” received a mixed reaction from the public. In the rating of the Kinopoisk website, she received only 5 points. It is called a “hymn to feminism,” noting that such topics are rarely touched upon in Russia. However, the main moral of the film is lost in the confusing and illogical actions of the characters. They are trying to convey to society that betrayal and lies are destructive to the soul and will not lead to anything good. At the same time, the betrayals of other characters are justified in the eyes of the viewer.
Critics noted in their reviews the perky rhythm of the film, high-quality, original jokes. The humor here is piquant, but not vulgar. There are no awkward pauses or illogical connections in the plot. People sorted the tape into quotes. Famous actors did an excellent job with their roles. A vivid image of a doctor was created by Gosha Kutsenko, and Yuri Stoyanov masterfully reincarnated as a spouse who has lost his soul mate.
Love and Other Circumstances (2009)
A young lawyer named Emilia: a smart girl with raw talent and charm. True, her personal life is complicated. Jack, the interesting and hot man they meet, is married. Thoughts of a secret romance, a dark secret, torment Emilia, who has truly fallen in love, and now her own family is close to collapse. The long-awaited calm does not want to come. Only caring for her little stepson with a complex character makes her look at the world from a different angle, seeing the beautiful and amazing in it.
Treason (2015)
Tragic-comedy series produced in Russia. He was quite popular in our country, and not only. In 2020, an American film company bought the rights to the adaptation.
Designer Asya is a creative person and a charming woman. She is married, but family life leaves much to be desired. The feelings have long cooled down. Asya wants romance, but her husband, apparently, doesn’t even know what it is. She finds a way out - a lover, but not one, but three.
Her friend Dasha is the wife of a wealthy husband, who also cannot find herself and rushes to extremes. She envies Asya and wants to learn how to live just as easily. Deception and pretense, is this something you can dream of?
What will happen next in the lives of the main characters? Will they find their happiness? The answers to these questions are in the series “ Betrayal ”.
Love, Rosie (2014)
A true friend is a rarity these days. But Alex and Rosie were lucky to meet: day or night, if one needs help, the other will come. They were inseparable at school and went to the same college. Dreams about a bright future, about an upcoming career, about prospects connected them. However, everything changes dramatically when Rosie is horrified to discover that she is pregnant. Out of fear, she quits her studies and breaks ties with Alex. And only after many years of silence, life brings them together again. After all, they never forgot about each other, no matter what.
Unfaithful (2002)
Drama produced in the USA, a remake of the 1969 French film The Unfaithful Wife . Edward and Kony are happy. They achieved everything they wanted. Their life can be called the American dream. Beloved son, luxurious two-story apartment, dog...
But Connie is still missing something. She starts an affair on the side, her lover is young and handsome. Edward becomes suspicious. One day he decides to follow his wife. The man loses his composure and kills his opponent. And Connie? She understands that she may lose the most precious thing - her family. A woman helps her husband, together they try to hide the traces of the crime...
Anna Karenina (2012)
A story from classic literature comes to life in a new light: Anna Karenina is married to a wealthy but completely cold and boring man who is much older than her. She comes to St. Petersburg to reconcile her brother Stiva with his wife, who was offended by her husband’s infidelity. There she meets the young, handsome and intelligent Count Vronsky. A destructive passion flares up between them, which the high society will never accept and, of course, Anna’s own husband will not put up with. Is there a way to avoid shame while remaining faithful to the feeling of love that has kindled within them both?
The Price of Passion (2011)
“ The Price of Passion ” is an American melodrama that goes beyond the genre; there are elements of a psychological thriller and even socio-philosophical ones.
Hollis Lucchetti is a policeman, he goes on a mission, but all his thoughts are about a recent conversation with his wife. He finds out that she has been deceiving him for a long time.
You need to forget about personal problems and focus on work. He must dissuade a person from a rash act. Some guy is standing on the eaves of the roof, and his intentions are clear without words. Lucchetti’s task is to persuade the desperate not to commit a rash act and not take his own life. A conversation ensues. It will be a long one, and the policeman does not even imagine how it will affect his life.
Gone Girl (2014)
Five years of marriage, a wedding anniversary - it seems that nothing foreshadows trouble. But the wife, smart and beautiful, suddenly disappears, and traces of a struggle and unsuccessfully erased blood stains remain in the house. Her blood. The mystery of the disappearance will be revealed by a game she organizes every year for her husband: notes lead to objects, to other notes, and somewhere the truth is hidden. Perhaps their marriage was not so happy? After all, during the search, many unpleasant “skeletons” are discovered in the husband’s closet, which the public obviously will not like.
Old French films about love
At one time, French cinema gave the world various romantic masterpieces that are still relevant today.
Here are the best French films of past years, which are recommended for viewing by romantic and impressionable people:
- "Last Tango in Paris" (1972)
One of the most scandalous films, which glorified actress Maria Schneider (“Profession: Reporter”) and added popularity to the already famous Marlon Brando (“The Godfather”).
The erotic film was directed by Italian maestro Bernardo Bertolucci (“The Last Emperor”).
The main theme of the film is a fatal passion that forever changed the main characters.
He is a lost man who has suffered a serious tragedy. She is a young woman who has just embarked on the path of discovering her sensuality.
