Thursday, February 11, 2016

Thursday Movie Picks #83: Valentine's Edition: May-December Romance



Hello there and welcome to Thursday Movie Picks a weekly series where you share three movie picks each Thursday. The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if you're up to it one of each.For further details visit the series main page here.


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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is the Valentine's Edition: May-December Romance

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What's considered as a considerable age difference in a May-December romance? Ten years has been quite normal so I'm going with anything beyond a decade.

Jane Eyre (2011)
Based on one of my favorite books, this is my favourite movie adaptation of it. Gist of the story, young governess falls for the older master of the house who has some secret hidden in his large manor.

The Girl in the Café (2005)
I think this is actually a TV movie but I found it very good, one of those quiet sort of romantic drama movie. The couple here is Bill Nighy who plays the older civil servant who meets the girl, played by Kelly McDonald, in the cafe. They're very awkward and very sweet and he invites her to a work trip to see if their bond is real which isn't really the sort of trip you'd invite to get to know someone.

Harold and Maude (1971)
How can I not pick this! A teenage boy falls in love with 79 year old woman, it's weird, it's funny, it's sad and that soundtrack! Did you know the soundtrack was never released for the movie until 2007 and that was only in limited copies in vinyl. I don't even think it's been made available digitally since then. Most of the songs are on Cat Steven's other albums but one of the main songs is only available on the soundtrack :(

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So that's it...my three picks. What three movies made your list today?

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Check out some of my random Thursday Movie Picks

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Thursday Movie Picks #24: Movies Driven Entirely by People Talking
Thursday Movie Picks #14: Found Footage Movies
Thursday Movie Picks #22: Movies that Feature a Family Secret


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14 comments:

  1. I haven't seen The Girl in the Cafe, but I love your other two picks. I almost went with Harold and Maude myself.

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  2. I'm planning to watch Harold and Maude some time this month, hopefully I'll like it. Loved Jane Eyre! Great picks!

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  3. I'm expecting to see Harold and Maude a bunch today. I should. It's a great movie.

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  4. I've never seen Harold and Maude and I feel like I'm probably one of the few. Loved Jane Eyre but haven't seen The Girl in the Cafe. That sounds sweet though.

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  5. I'm expecting Harold & Maude to be the title of the week. I can't say it's something I watch often but it's an odd unique film. This Jane Eyre is a good version of the story although I've always preferred the earlier Joan Fontaine/Orson Welles one. I haven't seen The Girl in the Cafe but I'm a big fan of both those performers so I'll have to try and track it down.

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    1. I found the Joan Fontaine/Orson Welles just an ok one. I love Fontaine in Rebecca where she played essentially a modern Jane Eyre, but as a Jane Eyre herself, she wasn't memorable.

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  6. I love Jane Eyre, but I haven't seen this version yet. It seems great though, I mean, it can't be otherwise with Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender.

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    1. Oh I thought they have great chemistry, you have to see it soon.

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  7. I have never seen Harold and Maude and mean to rectify this this year. I have seen other versions of Jane Eyre but not this one and I love Bill Nighy but have not even heard about this film so must check it out

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    1. I have seen a lot of Jane Eyre adaptations. This one is my favourite movie adaptation and the Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens one if my fave TV adaptation.

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  8. I've heard so much about Harold and Maude and how great the soundtrack is. One day I really must just watch it!

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    1. Oh you have too. It's an easy watch and yes the soundtrack is spectacular.

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  9. Harold and Maude is so great. I used it last week, since I figured it would be up a lot this week. Haven't seen your other picks.

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