The peerless Greta Garbo is the definitive ‘Lady of the Camellias’ rising above all MGM’s opulence to deliver one of the most romantic movies ever made.
Films — by Genre
Love Stories
Manhattan
Shot in ravishing black & white CinemaScope by the great Gordon Willis and backed by an all-Gershwin score, Woody Allen’s romantic comedy from 1979 surely earns its title: it is one of the cinema’s great odes to New York.
A Star is Born
Judy Garland in her last great musical role finds stardom while James Mason, superb as her champion and husband, fades from studio favour in this lush, emotional Hollywood classic.