THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING

GENRE:  Drama/ Romance
MADE:  1988
CAST:  Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin
DIRECTOR:  Philip Kaufman
WRITER:  Milan Kundera, Jean-Claude Carriere, Philip Kaufman

PLOT:  Based on the book by Milan Kundera, Tomas, Tereza and Sabina find themselves in a love-triangle in the midst of a Soviet invasion.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Last Tango in Paris, In the Mood for Love, The Dreamers

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PARIS, JE T'AIME

GENRE:  Drama/ Romance
MADE:  2006
CAST:  Juliette Binoche, Natalie Portman, Steve Buscemi
DIRECTOR:  Coen Brothers, Gerard Depardieu, Alexander Payne, Sylvain Chomet, Wes Craven...
WRITER:  Coen Brothers & many more...

PLOT:  Shorts stories of love in Paris

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  My Blueberry Nights, Love Actually, 2 Days In Paris, Sidewalks Of New York

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THE ENGLISH PATIENT

GENRE:  Drama/ Romance/ War
MADE:  1996
CAST:  Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas
DIRECTOR:  Anthony Minghella
WRITER:  Michael Ondaatje, Anthony Minghella

PLOT:  Set at the end of WWII a young nurse gets to know the history of one of her patients as she nurses him back to health.

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CHOCOLAT

GENRE:  Drama/ Romance
MADE:  2000
CAST:  Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Johnny Depp, Lena Olin
DIRECTOR:  Lasse Hallstrom
WRITER:  Joanne Harris, Robert Nelson Jacobs

PLOT:  A traveling woman chocolatiere and daughter settle in a small village and open a chocolate shop where a many of life's questions and troubles occur, among them the village's disdain for the newcomer who does not abide by their conservative rules and values and the child's want of a normal life and mother that she can only express to her kangaroo friend named "Roo".

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  A Very Long Engagement, Finding Neverland, Benny & Joon

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