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Films with the genre "Melodrama", sorted by name
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A Beggar in Purple (1920)
Origin USA
Genres Melodrama
Actors Lee Shumway
Devenu pauvre, John Hargrave se voit obligé de demander un emploi à Roger Winton, propriétaire d'une usine de papeterie, pour payer les soins de sa mère malade. Winton refuse, et quand la mère d'Hargrave décède, il jure de se venger.
To Each His Own (1946)
, 2h2Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Mary Anderson, John Lund, Roland Culver, Phillip Terry, Victoria Horne
In World War II London, fire wardens Josephine "Jody" Norris (Olivia de Havilland) and Lord Desham (Roland Culver) keep a lonely vigil. When Jody saves Desham's life, they become better acquainted. With a bit of coaxing, the ageing spinster tells the story of her life, leading to a flashback.
A Tale of Two Worlds (1921)
, 1h10Directed by Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Actors Leatrice Joy, Wallace Beery, Irene Rich, E. Alyn Warren, Yutaka Abe, Margaret McWade
Based upon a summary in a film publication, Ah Wing (Warren) saves a white child during the Boxer Rebellion and raises her as Chinese in America as Sui Sen (Joy). Ling Jo (Beery), a tong leader and slave trader, desires Sui Sen and enters a marriage contract with Ah Wing where he will search and give the Scepter of the Mings to Ah Wing in return for the girl. Ah Wing agrees because he does not believe that the scepter can be recovered, but when it is produced, he, while heartbroken, must must keep his word. The wedding day is set and Ling Jo wants Sui Sen even after being told that she is white. Robert Newcomb (Glendon), a curio collector who has fallen in love with Sui Sen, and with the help of a young Chinese man called "The Worm" (Abbe), who also loves her, rescues her from the tong chief.
Way Down East (1935)
, 1h20Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Rochelle Hudson, Henry Fonda, Slim Summerville, Andy Devine, Margaret Hamilton, Louis King
The story centers upon a starving, impoverished gamin who lost everything after a wicked millionaire tricked her into a marriage and impregnated her. The baby doesn't survive the ordeal and the poor girl ends up sheltered by a puritanical farm family. While there, she falls in love with the son.
Absent (2011)
, 1h27Directed by Marco Berger
Origin Argentine
Genres Drama, Thriller, Melodrama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Sports films, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, La sexualité des mineurs, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Carlos Echevarría, Antonella Costa
The story is told by Sebastián (Carlos Echevarría), the sports coach who becomes the object of a student's affection. Martin (Javier De Pietro) is a 16-year-old young student who is attracted to his coach, Sebastián. Sebastián tries to keep Martin at a distance, but at the same time tries to be kind and nurturing. Martin goes to great lengths in his attempt to get close to his teacher. When Martin hurts his eye during his swimming class, Sebastián initially takes him to the hospital. After treatment, Sebastián offers Martin a ride home. However, Martin was supposed to spend the night at a friend's house, so no one is expecting him to come home that night. Martin spends the night at the Sebastián's house. Things come to a head when Sebastián realizes that he was being lied to and punches Martin in the face. He is not angry from disgust for being the object of Martin's desire, rather because Martin's dishonesty could potentially cost the coach his job. Offended, Martin taunts Sebastián, telling him to call the police and suggesting it would cause greater problems for Sebastián. Later, Martin accidentally falls off a roof after retrieving a neighbor's soccer ball, and Sebastián finds himself filled with remorse.
After Tomorrow (1932)
, 1h19Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Charles Farrell, Marian Nixon, Minna Gombell, Josephine Hull, William Collier Sr, William Collier Sr.
Peter Piper and his girlfriend Sidney Taylor have been engaged for a long time, but the economic situation of the Great Depression and the selfish demands of their respective mothers have delayed the marriage. They imagine their future together "after tomorrow" in the lyrics of their favorite song. Sidney's mother thinks only of her own needs, while clinging Mrs Piper can't bear the thought that her son will one day leave her, and does her best to break up Sidney and Peter's relationship.
Dishonored (1931)
, 1h31Directed by Josef von Sternberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Spy, Musical, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Marlene Dietrich, Victor McLaglen, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Warner Oland, Lew Cody, Barry Norton
Chronique de la vie et de l'action d'une jeune femme agent secret pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, ce film s'inspire de la vie de Mata-Hari.
All I Desire (1953)
, 1h19Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Carlson, Lyle Bettger, Lori Nelson, Maureen O'Sullivan, Richard Long
Naomi Murdoch abandons her husband and children in Wisconsin, setting off to become an actress and also to flee from an aggressive former suitor, Dutch Heineman. She decides to return 10 years later at the invitation of daughter Lily, who is appearing in a high school play and about to graduate.
Aloma of the South Seas (1926)
, 1h30Directed by Maurice Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Melodrama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Gilda Gray, Percy Marmont, Warner Baxter, William Powell, Harry T. Morey, Julanne Johnston
Aloma, une danseuse, vit sur Paradise Island, surveillée jalousement par son amant Nuitane. Lorsque Red Malloy lui cherche des ennuis, Bob Holden, un Américain présent sur l'île pour oublier une histoire d'amour malheureuse, la défend et gagne sa confiance. Sylvia, l'ancien amour de Bob, arrive sur l'île avec son mari Van Templeton. Aloma commençait à tomber amoureuse de Bob, mais celui-ci réalise qu'il aime encore Sylvia. Bob et Van disparaissent avec leur canoë pendant une tempête, ce qui fait se rapprocher les deux femmes. Mais Bob réapparaît, annonçant que Van s'est noyé. Il se réconcilie avec Sylvia et Aloma retourne avec Nuitane.
Forever Amber (1947)
, 2h18Directed by Otto Preminger, John M. Stahl
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders, Richard Haydn, Glenn Langan
The film begins in 1644 during the English Civil War, as we see a group of Roundheads pursuing a Cavalier's carriage. The carriage drives into the country where its passengers abandon a baby, named Amber, on the doorstep of a farming cottage. The roundheads soon catch up with the carriage and kill all the passengers while the farmers discover and decide to adopt Amber.
Love In The Dunes (1958)
, 1h10Directed by Kostas Manoussakis
Origin Grece
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Aliki Vougiouklaki, Andreas Barkoulis
Une jeune fille (Alíki Vouyoukláki), fascinée par un épouvantail, se promène sur une plage abandonnée. Elle découvre un naufragé, en fait un évadé en fuite, (Andreas Barkoulis). Quand il lui parle, il comprend très vite que la jeune femme n'est pas tout à fait normale. Malgré tout, il la suit jusque chez elle. Le père (Giannis Argyris), un pauvre paysan, comprend très vite que le jeune homme est en fuite, mais il ne dit rien car il a besoin d'aide dans ses champs. Les jeunes gens finissent par tomber amoureux. Ils font l'amour dans les dunes. L'amour rend sa raison à la jeune femme, mais le père n'accepte pas la relation. Après une dispute avec sa fille, il dénonce le fuyard aux autorités. Les policiers venus arrêter l'évadé le tue et emporte son corps. La jeune fille rendue folle court dans les dunes se jeter dans les bras de son épouvantail.
Forbidden (1932)
, 1h25Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, Ralph Bellamy, Dorothy Peterson, Charlotte Henry, Thomas Jefferson
Librarian Lulu Smith (Barbara Stanwyck) shows up late to work for the first time in eight years—the victim of Spring fever. Frustrated by her loneliness, she withdraws her life savings and buys a ticket for a romantic cruise to Havana—the "land of romance". On the ship, she meets Bob Grover (Adolphe Menjou), a lawyer with political ambitions, who mistook her room 66 for his room 99 after a few too many drinks. They have dinner together, and soon they develop a romantic attraction. In Havana, they spend their time together gambling and having fun. When he asks why she came to Havana, she answers, "To meet you".
Anna Christie (1930)
, 1h29Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films based on plays
Actors Greta Garbo, Charles Bickford, George F. Marion, Marie Dressler, Lee Phelps, Jack Baxley
Chris Christofferson (George F. Marion), the alcoholic skipper of a coal barge in New York, receives a letter from his estranged twenty-year-old daughter Anna "Christie" Christofferson (Greta Garbo), telling him that she'll be leaving Minnesota to stay with him. Chris left Anna to be raised by relatives on a St. Paul farm 15 years before, and hasn't seen her since.
Anna Christie (1930)
, 1h25Directed by Jacques Feyder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films based on plays
Actors Greta Garbo, Theo Shall, Salka Viertel, Herman Bing, Leo White
Chris Christofferson (Hans Junkermann), the alcoholic skipper of a coal barge in New York, receives a letter from his estranged twenty-year-old daughter Anna "Christie" Christofferson (Greta Garbo). She tells him that she'll be leaving Minnesota to stay with him. Chris had left Anna 15 years ago to be raised by relatives who live on a farm in the countryside of St. Paul. Chris has never visited his daughter in St. Paul and consequently has not seen her for the past 15 years.
Love (1927)
, 1h22Directed by John Gilbert, Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about suicide
Actors John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, George Fawcett, Emily Fitzroy, Brandon Hurst, Philippe De Lacy
During a blizzard, Russian count Alexis Vronsky, aide-de-camp of the Grand Duke, meets a mysterious woman on the way to St. Petersburg, Russia. When they are forced to stop at an inn for the night, Vronsky attempts a seduction after she lifts her veil, revealing a beautiful face. She rejects him coldly.