PELICULAS QUE RECOMIENDO

A Good Marriage Le beau marriage

(1981) NR Director Eric Rohmer's charming tale stars Béatrice Romand as impetuous but emotionally frail Sabine, a woman on a single-minded mission to find a husband. Ditching her married lover, she sets her sights on Edmond (André Dussollier), the attractive cousin of her best friend, Clarisse (Arielle Dombasle). Edmond is cordial to Sabine but unresponsive to her romantic overtures. Will her persistence eventually win him over?
Genre: France, Foreign Romance, Romantic Comedies

Georgia

(1995) R Sadie (Jennifer Jason Leigh) has an obsession with her sister, Georgia (Mare Winningham, in an Oscar-nominated performance), that's just as unhealthy as her drug habit. While Georgia is a successful folk singer with a happy family in Seattle, Sadie tries to follow in her footsteps by singing with a rock band. But Sadie's passion for music doesn't make up for her lack of talent -- or her unquenchable thirst for attention.
Genre: DramaThis movie is: Understated, DarkFormat: DVD

Forrest Gump

1994PG-13 142 minutes Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, director Robert Zemeckis's charming blend of comedy and drama stars Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, a simpleminded man who finds himself in the middle of nearly every major event of the 1960s and '70s. Along the way, he makes friends, changes lives and searches for a soul mate. Hanks nabbed a Best Actor Oscar for his remarkable portrayal of the unsophisticated yet surprisingly wise Forrest.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, Sally Field, Rebecca Williams, Michael Conner Humphreys, Harold G. Herthum, George Kelly, Haley Joel Osment, Bob Penny, John Randall, Sam Anderson, Margo Moorer, Christine Seabrook, Tyler Long Director: Robert Zemeckis Genres: Drama, Tearjerkers, Romantic Dramas, Blockbusters, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, 20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on the Book, Paramount Home Entertainment, Period Pieces, Blu-ray This movie is: Emotional, Heartfelt, Sentimental, Romantic Format: DVD, Blu-ray and streaming ---------------------------------------------

Girl with a Pearl Earring

2003PG-13 99 minutes In this cinematic adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's best-selling historical fiction novel, Scarlett Johansson stars as Griet, the young housemaid with a hidden appreciation for art who becomes the muse of Dutch master painter Johannes Vermeer (Colin Firth). Vermeer is famous for capturing the luminosity and grace of women in domestic settings. But his proud wife (Essie Davis) would be furious if she knew the pretty Griet was his latest subject.
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Cillian Murphy, Essie Davis, Joanna Scanlan, Alakina Mann, David Morrissey, Anna Popplewell Director: Peter Webber Genres: Drama, Romantic Dramas, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces, Lionsgate Home Entertainment This movie is: Romantic, Understated Format: DVD --------------------------------

The Silence Sokhout

(1999) NR Set in Tajikistan, this deeply affecting film from celebrated Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf stars Nadereh Abdelahyeva, Tahmineh Normatova and Goibibi Ziadolahyeva. In this moving tale, a young, blind apprentice who works to keep musical instruments in tip-top shape grows highly attuned to his surroundings, too, finding the rhythms of his days and nights and sharpening his sensitivity to the melody of everyday life.
Genre: Foreign Dramas, Iran, Foreign RegionsFormat: DVD