1. Sweet Land directed by Ali Selim Elizabeth Reaser and Patrick Heusinger are awkward and beautiful as they work his rural Minnesotan farm. A gorgeous movie whose sensuousness bubbles up from nowhere and nothing. There are so many barriers to this romance, it just has to bloom. And it does. And it’s breathtaking. |
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2. The Graduate directed by Mike NicholsDustin Hoffman loves Katharine Ross and lusts for her mother, Anne Bancroft. Sick? Well, yes, okay. Yes. And really, really sexy too. 60s angst. Remember 60s angst? We do. |
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3. Under the Tuscan Sun  directed by Audrey Wells The title gives it away: Tuscany. Heat. This film is about escape and discovery. A grown woman’s fantasy come true. |
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4. Thief of Hearts directed by Douglas Day StewartSexy Steven Bauer has stolen Barbara Williams’ diary. Her dull and predictable life breeds a rich fantasy life in those pages, and now he knows every detail of it. Careful what you wish for, girlfriends. |
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5. Vicky Cristina Barcelona directed by Woody AllenJavier Bardem could stand in the middle of the room and read our grocery lists, and that would be enough for us. But put him in a movie with a lot of sexy women and supremely sensuous surroundings, and…why aren’t there more movies like this? |
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6. Moonstruck directed by Norman JewisonAh, Moonstruck. How many times have we seen it? A dozen times? How many media have we owned it in? VHS, Disc, DVD, Digital – and counting! This campy romantic comedy just never gets old. An aging Italian Cinderella in Manhattan gets another chance at love. And she takes it. Cher and Nicolas Cage – Mama Olympia Dukakis nearly steals this movie. |
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7. Daniel Craig films (any one) Oh sigh. His Bond flicks are so yummy. But really, we’ll take him in any movie, in or out of a tuxedo. Out is good. |
What movie would you add to the list?
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Loved Daniel Craig in “Layer Cake” with vixenish Sienna Miller – what a hot couple!
My all time favorite movie, The Graduate! Also, my all time favorite scene in any movie, anywhere is the wedding scene from the Godfather. Glad to see you had that too! But, to me, any movie (no matter how bad it is) with George Clooney in it is sexy, sexy. Gosh I love him!
The actors in most of these movies are so young. What about those two European movies produced in the last couple years with older lovers, in their 60s and 70s? I can’t remember the names of these movies. Who can help me?? They were shown in small movie houses in San Francisco and then left.
I just saw “The Last Station” which was about the death of Tolstoy but was really about the passion between Tolstoy and his wife (who cares about the history). Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren. I lover ii. Perhaps that is one of the movies you were thinking of?
Are you talking about “Elsa and Fred”. Its a spanish language film. Its very refreshing. Great female lead. Its never to late to live out your dreams theme. I love it.
One of my all time favorites is Last of the Mohicans with Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Steven Waddington.(Daniel Day-Lewis at his buffed up best) This love triangle was divine, delish and sooo sexy. But it was the love between Jodi May and Eric Schweig (Alice and Uncus) , that fragile, tender, protective love… And did I mention the show stopping scenery?
I loved The Bridges of Madison County with Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep – passion, desire, and the inevitable sadness that comes with hard choices. You can feel the heat of the summer.
Like Water for Chocolate; and the book is ever better! Don Juan de Marco; Depp, Brando and Streep. Chocolat; Depp pre-pirate but a rogue. There may be a theme here – Johnny Depp and food, but so be it.
all of the above are fantastic movies! and yes, a theme for sure! i even named my cats (brother litter mates) after some of the characters in the remake of Don Juan de marco with Depp, Brando, Faye Dunaway… such a fun romantic spicy movie! i think this movie is what inspired Depp into that era costumes!
Last of the Mohicans with Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeline Stowe. Everyone I know, including men, remembers the scene and the dialogue as DDL and MS’s characters part ways at the waterfall: “You stay alive, no matter what occurs! I will find you. No matter how long it takes, no matter how far, I will find you.” Hot stuff!
I am a Pride & Predjudiced girl for sure..can see it over & over ..best romantic movie ever! (Kiera Knightly one)
I am a Pride and Prejudice girl as well… the A&E mini-series with Colin Firth far superior!
Another interesting story about love is “The Shadowlands”, that was about C. S. Lewis & his wife. It is about older love. It may not be sexy outright, but the love was real and warm. You need hankies because she suffers and dies from cancer.I’m not spoiling the plot because there’s much more.
Another good love story that may seem corny is “The Bridges of Madison County”. We can certainly identify with living dull lives and trying to figure out what to do with that especially if there’s opportunity to change.
I watched “Under the Tuscan Sun” at the time I went through divorce. I loved it! It was a fantasy since I had no means to do what she did. I’ve been over to Italy & France years ago & could really identify with the movement of characters, the setting & the situations that people get into. I got into a tangled up romance between marriages, I could really feel her pain and yet she found joy in other ways.