Valentine’s Day is almost upon us and perhaps you’re looking for a romantic movie to share with that special someone, but you want to find something off the beaten path. As great as they are, there are just so many times you can watch Casablanca or When Harry Met Sally or Titanic or any number of your usual stand-bys. Well, here are ten romantic films (in no particular order) that you may be unfamiliar with, but that are all worth a look.
1) IL MARE (2000)
Director: Hyun-Seung Lee
Forget the American remake of this Korean sci-fi romance (The Lake House with Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves) and stick with the far-superior original. My Sassy Girl’s Jun Ji-Hyun and Lee Jung-Jae are the ultimate star-crossed lovers: they both reside in the same lake house, but while he lives in the present, she lives two years in the past. The two can only communicate via letters left in their “time traveling” mailbox. As their timelines are about to converge and it looks like the lovers will finally meet face-to-face, a tragedy strikes unless…well, let’s just say that this is a time travel story so anything is possible, especially for a movie that believes that even time or death can’t get in the way of true love.
