THE WORST ROMANCES IN CINEMA
Long live singleness!
Most of us have experienced interesting romances that would be worth watching on the big screen, since this love affair is like tossing a coin. And although some may find romantic movies tedious or trite, we have surely seen many of this genre and several have made us thank our singleness or have reminded us that our relationships are better than we thought.
We leave you a list of movie romances that could work for you to assess your relationship.
The diabolicas (Diabolique, 1955)
This Henri-Georges Clouzot film tells the story of a woman who decides to kill her husband with the help of his lover, because of how violent he was. When the alliance and the murder are finalized, the women begin to have attacks of paranoia since the man's body is not where they left it.
The empire of the senses (Ai no korîda, 1976)
Sada Abe and Kichizo Ishida are a couple addicted to each other sexually. Over time, they will begin to experiment in various ways until they reach the violence with which the film concludes.
Sleeping with the Enemy, 1991
Laura superficially has a happy marriage, however the reality is that she is beaten, harassed and controlled. Because of all this, she decides to fake her death, so she runs away and changes her name. The issue is that everything gets complicated when her husband decides to look for her after learning of her deception.
Trapped (Break Up, 1998)
Jimmy is a woman who lives with her husband, her beater who left her deaf. In one of her angry episodes, he throws her down the stairs and when she wakes up in the hospital she discovers that she is being accused of murder, as the charred body of her husband was found in her car. Shortly after, she will realize that her husband, still alive, has framed her.
My girlfriend's family (Meet the Parents, 2000)
We have to accept that family is always an issue in relationships, but right in this movie it really is a nightmare. Greg Focker will have to meet the family of his girlfriend without knowing that his father-in-law is a retired ex-agent, jealous of his daughter.
Infidelity (Unfaithful, 2002)
Many people really believe that infidelity is a great reason to cut a person out of their life. But there are people who know perfectly about their infidelities and although they never end their relationships they do not talk about it, as an open secret.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004
This unforgettable couple decides to undergo a procedure that erases their memories of the other, but life takes many turns and they meet again only to realize that they are still in love.
500 Days with Her (500 Days of Summer, 2009)
Tom will fall deeply in love with Summer, a special and different girl who will give him that spark that was missing from her life. However, maybe that relationship wasn't meant to be and it was just an episode in the two of their lives, something Tom won't be able to forget and let go of so easily.
Sad Valentine (Blue Valentine, 2010)
As the wise grannies and this movie say, relationships are for two and when one no longer does anything to build, perhaps it is better to let it go, no matter how many years you have been with your partner or no matter how much you have multiple experiences with that person.
