If you and your loved one are into your films, then this weekend on Valentine’s Day, the BFI is showing some of the most popular romantic films to have ever been made. Of course, there is always the cheaper option, to buy your partner a DVD and have a romantic evening at home, cuddled up on the sofa with a classic love story. Play.com are the cheapest and with free delivery on all items.
Letter from an Unknown Woman Buy the DVD
Showing: 12th – 28th Feb
One of cinema’s most achingly poignant romances, Max Ophüls’ version of Stefan Zweig’s novella is also, despite being shot in a Hollywood studio, one of the great films about fin-de-siècle Vienna.
Casablanca Buy the DVD
Showing: Sun 14th, Wed 17th, Thurs 18th Feb
This much-loved classic earned Humphrey Bogart his first Oscar nomination as Rick, the jaded owner of a nightclub that becomes a focal point for refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe.
Adam’s Rib Buy the DVD
Showing: Thurs 11th, Sun 14th, Mon 22nd Feb
The battle of the sexes shapes this classic encounter as rival attorneys Hepburn and Tracy square up in court.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Buy the DVD
Showing: Sun 14th, Sat 20th Feb
A Valentine’s film for swinging lovers and friends alike.
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