BOSSA NOVA

Bossa Nova
(2000) R

Romantic Rio de Janeiro is the backdrop for this sensuous comedy. Widowed English teacher Mary Ann (Amy Irving) is resigned to living alone. But to her surprise, she finds two men vying for her affections: middle-aged lawyer Pedro Paulo (Antônio Fagundes) and young soccer superstar Acacio (Alexandre Borges). But the love triangle gets more complicated when Acacio falls for Pedro Paulo's sexy law clerk (Giovanna Antonelli).

Genre:Romantic Comedies, Foreign Comedies, Portuguese Language
This movie is:Romantic
Format:DVD .

DANCING AT LUGHNASA

Dancing at Lughnasa(1998) PG

Despite numerous challenges to their quiet life in 1930s Ireland, life goes on for five unmarried sisters in this adaptation of Brian Friel's renowned play. Powerhouse actors Meryl Streep, Catherine McCormack and Sophie Thompson portray women who provide emotional support for each other in times of trouble -- especially when their elderly brother (Michael Gambon) comes home from missionary work in Africa to die.

Genre:

Indie Dramas, 20th Century Period Pieces, Period Pieces

This movie is:

Dark

Format:

DVD

HAPPENSTANCE

Happenstance
Le Battement D'Aile du Papillon / The Beating of the Butterfly's Wings(2000) R

When wide-eyed Irène (Audrey Tautou), a horoscope-believing, hopeless romantic, exchanges glances with a young restaurateur on a train, it's love at first sight. But they'll continually intersect -- through dozens of other people's lives -- before they meet. French writer-director Laurent Firode's fanciful, "What if?" film co-stars Faudel, Eric Savin, Lysiane Meis, Eric Feldman and Nathalie Besançon.

Genre:

Foreign Romance, France, Foreign Comedies

This movie is:

Romantic

Format:

DVD and streaming