Beth Wooden is the senior assortment growth librarian for the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries. E-mail her at readingforfun@fvrl.org.
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Ah, Valentine’s Day — after we flip to ideas of affection.
Love and popcorn. As a result of date evening.
For the reason that pandemic, although, the parameters of date evening have modified for many people, and going out to dinner and a film occurs lower than it used to, whether or not you might be courting or you might be already a part of a pair.
However watching motion pictures about romance and love continues to be a good way to loosen up and join with a cherished one. Love, in spite of everything, is a common emotion.
For those who’re planning to remain in for Valentine’s Day, I’ve collected an inventory of romantic motion pictures, with a bit of details about each:
Romance
“Anyone But You” (2023) — a basic pretending-to-be-a-couple state of affairs.
“Past Lives” (2023) — childhood associates, separated for many years, are reunited.
“The Taste of Things” (2023) — a person cooks for his lover (who can be his prepare dinner) to steer her to marry him.
“Cyrano” (2022) — a person is afraid to pursue his love due to his uncommon look.
“Once” (2007) — two folks meet and join via music, as their relationship blossoms.
“The Notebook” (2004) — a rich, impartial younger girl falls for a poor however passionate younger man.
“Monsoon Wedding” (2001) — when a household reunites for an sudden marriage ceremony, secrets and techniques and sparks fly.
“Moonstruck” (1987) — a Brooklyn widow falls in love along with her fiancé’s brother.
Romantic comedies (rom-coms)
“Crazy Rich Asians” (2018) — Rachel goes along with her boyfriend to a marriage and finds out that he’s wealthy.
“Definitely, Maybe” (2008) — a divorced man solutions his daughter’s questions on his previous loves.
“Sleepless in Seattle” (1993) — a younger boy asks a radio host for assist in discovering his dad a brand new spouse.
“The Princess Bride” (1987) — Dying can’t cease real love. All it will possibly do is delay it for some time.
Traditional romance
“Casablanca” (1942) — Right here’s you, child.
“Roman Holiday” (1953) — undercover princess, out and about in Rome.
“To Catch a Thief” (1955) — a jewel thief falls in love along with his goal.
“An Affair to Remember” (1957) — circumstances forestall two lovers from reuniting.
Disney romance
“Lady and the Tramp” (1955) — canine meets canine.
“Beauty and the Beast” (1991 & 2017) — lady meets beast.
“The Aristocats” (1970) — cat meets cat.
“One Hundred and One Dalmatians” (1961) — canine meets canine, household grows …
So go forward and plan your favourite stay-in meal of selection. Pop the Champagne or the fizzy water.
You possibly can in all probability discover most of those motion pictures via streaming, however you may also discover all the flicks on this record on the library. We’d like to see you there.