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Films with the genre "Melodrama", sorted by name

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Cynara
Cynara (1932)
, 1h20
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, Henry Stephenson, Phyllis Barry, Paul Porcasi, Wilson Benge

In Naples, disgraced London barrister James "Jim" Warlock (Ronald Colman) prepares to part from his beloved wife Clemency (Kay Francis) and start anew in South Africa. When she asks him to explain the events leading to his downfall, a flashback ensues.
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1925)
, 1h
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Alice Joyce, Percy Marmont, Helena D'Algy, Ford Sterling, Holmes Herbert, Edythe Chapman

Julian (Percy Marmont) is a poor artist who lives with wife Edith (Alice Joyce) and their newborn baby in Harlem. Struggling to make ends meet, he foregoes his artistic calling and draws for magazines.
The Burning Heart
The Burning Heart (1929)
, 1h53
Directed by Ludwig Berger, Paul Martin, Ludwig Berger
Origin German
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Mady Christians, Gustav Fröhlich, Friedrich Kayßler, Frida Richard, Ida Wüst, Anton Edthofer

Le jeune compositeur Georg Wittig a développé un instrument de musique électronique révolutionnant la scène musicale, avec laquelle on peut produire des sons similaires à la voix humaine. Alors qu'il se prépare pour son premier concert, il tombe amoureux de la jeune chanteuse Dorothee, qu'il avait rencontrée dans le cimetière. La jeune femme vient de terminer ses études de chant et se produit dans le but de se nourrir à l'Odeon, un cabaret de seconde zone. Comme elle en a honte, elle se fait passer pour une employée de la poste. Une vraie postière, Inge Keller, la couvre auprès de Georg.
The Other Side of Midnight
The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
, 2h45
Directed by Charles Jarrott
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Children's films
Actors Marie-France Pisier, John Beck, Susan Sarandon, Raf Vallone, Clu Gulager, Christian Marquand

In World War II France, young and attractive Noelle Page (Marie-France Pisier) falls in love with Larry Douglas (John Beck), an American pilot of the Royal Canadian Air Force stationed in France. The couple has a torrid love affair that ends abruptly when Larry receives orders to return to the United States. Larry promises to come back for Noelle and marry her. She later finds out that she's pregnant with his child. However, he never returns.
Tomorrow Is Forever
Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
, 1h45
Directed by Irving Pichel
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Claudette Colbert, Orson Welles, George Brent, Lucile Watson, Richard Long, Natalie Wood

The movie tells the story of Elizabeth (Colbert) and John (Welles), a married couple recently separated when John goes off to fight in World War I. When Elizabeth receives notice of John's death, she marries another man (George Brent). John, however, is still alive, and later returns, but after being disfigured in the war he has undergone plastic surgery, making him almost unrecognizable. He has also adopted an eight-year old daughter (Wood). When he finds out that he has a son with Elizabeth, he is faced with the dilemma of whether or not to reveal his true identity.
Des jeunes filles dans la nuit
Des jeunes filles dans la nuit (1943)
, 1h40
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Melodrama
Actors Renée Faure, Fernand Ledoux, Louis Seigner, Denise Grey, André Varennes, Gaby Morlay

Six jeunes filles pensionnaires rentrent chez elles à l'improviste après que leur collège a été détruit par un incendie. Leur présence ainsi inattendue suscite des réactions mélodramatiques.
Devdas
Devdas (2002)
, 3h5
Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, Kiron Kher, Manoj Joshi

In the early 1900s, Kaushalya (Smita Jaykar) hears that her younger son, Devdas (Shah Rukh Khan), is to return home after he had left 10 years ago for law school in England. Kaushalya tells her neighbor Sumitra (Kirron Kher), who is overjoyed. Sumitra's daughter, "Paro" Parvati Chakraborty (Aishwarya Rai) and Devdas have shared a deep friendship since childhood. When Devdas went to England, Paro had lit an oil lamp to prompt his early return and never allows it to extinguish.
East of Suez
East of Suez (1925)
, 1h10
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Actors Pola Negri, Edmund Lowe, Rockliffe Fellowes, Noah Beery Sr., Sōjin Kamiyama, E. H. Calvert

Après avoir fait des études en Angleterre, Daisy Forbes retourne en Chine, son pays d'origine, et découvre que son père est mort récemment. Elle apprend que l'infirmière qui l'a élevée était sa mère. Daisy est amoureuse de George Tevis, le neveu du consul britannique, mais celui-ci se laisse influencer par son oncle, avec pour but un poste dans la carrière diplomatique…
Written on the Wind
Written on the Wind (1956)
, 1h39
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Robert Keith, Robert J. Wilke

Self-destructive, alcoholic nymphomaniac Marylee (Dorothy Malone) and her insecure, alcoholic playboy brother Kyle (Robert Stack) are the children of Texas oil baron Jasper Hadley (Robert Keith). Spoiled by their inherited wealth and crippled by their personal demons, neither is able to sustain a personal relationship.
The Grandfather
The Grandfather (1998)
, 2h31
Directed by José Luis Garci
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Actors Fernando Fernán Gómez, Rafael Alonso, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Agustín González, Emma Cohen, Fernando Guillén Cuervo

Don Rodrigo, Count of Albrit, an old Spanish aristocrat, returns to turn-of-the-20th-century Spain after losing his fortune in America. The death of his only son has made him come back to his family estate, now in possession of his daughter-in-law Lucrecia. Upon his return, Don Rodrigo is pleased to meet his granddaughters, Dolly and Nelly, both of whom are adorable and attentive towards him. However, there is something nagging Don Rodrigo.
Love Affair
Love Affair (1939)
, 1h28
Directed by Leo McCarey, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Maria Ouspenskaïa, Lee Bowman, Astrid Allwyn, Scotty Beckett

French painter Michel Marnet (Charles Boyer) meets American singer Terry McKay (Irene Dunne) aboard a liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean. They are both already engaged, he to heiress Lois Clarke (Astrid Allwyn), she to Kenneth Bradley (Lee Bowman). They begin to flirt and to eat dinner together on the ship, but his notoriety and popularity on the ship make them conscious that others are watching. Eventually, they decide that they should eat separately and not associate with each other. At a stop at Madeira, they visit Michel's grandmother Janou (Maria Ouspenskaya), who approves of Terry and wants Michel to settle down.