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In the Mood for Love
Why this pick
Like The Bridges of Madison County, it finds immense romantic ache in a brief, restrained connection, using glances, routine, and exquisite visual control rather than melodrama.
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MOVIE1995 2h 15m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
Its poised 1950s imagery and patient attention to stolen moments make this a similarly elegant portrait of desire pressing against domestic expectation.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Meryl Streep
Francesca Johnson
Clint Eastwood
Robert Kincaid
Annie Corley
Caroline Johnson
Victor Slezak
Michael Johnson
Jim Haynie
Richard Johnson
Phyllis Lyons
Betty
Debra Monk
Madge
Michelle Benes
Lucy Redfield