VALMONT

GENRE:  Drama/ Romance
MADE:  1989
CAST:  Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly
DIRECTOR:  Milos Forman
WRITER:  Choderlos de Laclos, Jean-Claude Carriere, Milos Forman

PLOT:  Valmont is a womanizer in love with a taken woman, Merteuil is a widow whose lover will soon marry her very own niece, and Cecile is a young girl who is about to marry an old man she doesn't love.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Cruel Intentions, Dangerous Liaisons, The Age Of Innocence

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LOVE ACTUALLY

GENRE:  Comedy/ Drama/ Romance
MADE:  2003
CAST:  Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson
DIRECTOR:  Richard Curtis
WRITER:  Richard Curtis

PLOT:  Following the relationship and lives of eight couples focusing on the subject of love.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Bridget Jones's Diary, About A Boy, Sliding Doors, Notting Hill

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GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama/ Romance
MADE:  2003
CAST:  Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson
DIRECTOR:  Peter Webber
WRITER:  Tracy Chevalier, Olivia Hetreed

PLOT:  A biographical film about painter Johannes Vermeer and the story behind his famous painting, 'Girl With A Pearl Earring'.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Frida, Goya's Ghosts, The Queen, Pollock

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BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY

GENRE:  Romance/ Comedy/ Drama
MADE:  2001
CAST:  Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
DIRECTOR:  Sharon Maguire
WRITER:  Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies, Richard Curtis

PLOT:  An awkward British woman makes it her goal, for fear of spinsterhood, to find love.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  About A Boy, Notting Hill, Sliding Doors

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THE KING'S SPEECH

GENRE:  Drama/ Comedy/ Biographical
MADE:  2010
CAST:  Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter
DIRECTOR:  Tom Hooper
WRITER:  David Seidler

PLOT:  The true story of King George VI of Britain and his obstacle of over-coming his speech impediment.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Queen, Girl With A Pearl Earring, The Young Victoria

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NOTE:  Just sit back and relax and enjoy the content of the film- this is the only way to enjoy the film.  There's no action and nothing absolutely great happens in the film, but the acting is nothing less than great, Geoffrey Rush is funny in his non-challant way, Colin Firth is his usual charming hopeless self and Helena Bonham Carter...?  Well, who doesn't like watching her.  And the content of the film was made more interesting by the fact that it was based off a true story and events.  If you're a person in need of some action or a film with an explosive end this definitely is not the film to be watching.  I thought it was rather enjoyable indeed.