Love Mocktail

Out-Minded

January 2024 •French

Another 9 1/2 Weeks

June 1997 •English

Despondent at losing his lover, a man wanders the streets of Paris and has an affair with her kinky friend.

About Adam

January 2001 •English

A waitress falls for a handsome customer who seduces her, her two sisters, her brother, and her brother's girlfriend.

Like Water for Chocolate

April 1992 •Spanish

Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.

Cyborg She

May 2008 •Japanese

A lonely university student develops a romance with a beautiful interesting woman, who turns out to be a cyborg from the future.

Head in the Clouds

April 2004 •English

Gilda Bessé shares her Paris apartment with an Irish schoolteacher, Guy Malyon, and Mia, a refugee from Spain. As the world drifts toward war, Gilda defiantly pursues her hedonistic lifestyle and her burgeoning career as a photographer. But Guy and Mia feel impelled to join the fight against fascism, and the three friends are separated.

The Last Night

Invalid date •Hebrew

A few hours before Hadar leaves to study in another country, her best friend Yotam takes her for a last hangout through the places they like the most. Suddenly, before it all ends, these intimate moments make them see each other in a new light.

Popcorn

March 2007 •English

Too insecure to approach the girl of his dreams, Danny takes a job at the local multiplex where she works

Forever Lulu

July 2000 •English

A schizophrenic romantic tracks down her college sweetheart to help her find their son she gave up for adoption sixteen years ago to the dismay of his new wife.

Alex & Emma

June 2003 •English

Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix. But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.

A Tale of Two Cities

December 1935 •English

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

Barefoot in the Park

May 1967 •English

In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.

The Maginot Line

Invalid date •English

A very stressed young woman is dismayed to find herself behaving like her own mother, with whom she has an extremely combative relationship.

The Scent of Green Papaya

June 1993 •Vietnamese

A young Vietnamese peasant girl named Mùi becomes the servant of a house in pre-unification Saigon.

Eptá

April 2023 •English

English’s single word of ‘love’ leaves humankind painting all relationships with one brush. However, not all love is created equal.

Suckerfish

July 1999 •English

A sardonic tale of love, sex and female perversion - a succulent slice of modern sin.

Love in the Afternoon

May 1957 •English

Lovestruck conservatory student Ariane pretends to be just as much a cosmopolitan lover as the worldly mature Frank Flannagan hoping that l’amour will take hold.

Truly Madly Deeply

May 1991 •English

Nina is totally heartbroken at the death of her boyfriend Jamie, but is even more unprepared for his return as a ghost. At first it's almost as good as it used to be – hey, even the rats that infested her house have disappeared. But Jamie starts bringing ghostly friends home and behaving more and more oddly.

The Nutty Professor

June 1963 •English

A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.

Pin Cushion

January 2018 •English

Super close mother Lyn and daughter Iona (Dafty One and Dafty Two) are excited for their new life in a new town. Determined to make a success of things after a tricky start, Iona becomes 'best friends' with Keely, Stacey and Chelsea. Used to being Iona's bestie herself, Lyn feels left out. So Lyn also makes friends with Belinda, her neighbour.