10 touching films about first love

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

"You Never Dreamed of", "Boom", "Dirty Dancing" and other films you all love.

10. Boom

• France, 1980.
• Drama, melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 114 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

13-year-old Vic goes to a new school and meets Penelope there. Girlfriends are in an active search for first love and first relationships - and for this the girls really want to get to the party. This story of childhood disobedience and growing up unfolds against the backdrop of Vic's parenting crisis.

The film does not lose its relevance, because it illuminates eternal issues - such as the relationship between parents and children, the preservation of feelings in a long marriage, first love, betrayal and fidelity. And it will be interesting to watch it for both teenagers and adults.

The main role was played by the young Sophie Marceau - from this picture the actress's popularity began to grow.

9. Romeo + Juliet

• USA, Mexico, Australia, Canada, 1996.
• Drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 120 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 7.

The film tells the story of young people in love, whose relationship turns into a tragedy for them. However, the well-known plot is placed in modern realities. So, the Montagues and the Capulets here are warring gangster clans.

The film was warmly received by the audience and critics. After all, the picture has a unique artistic originality: despite the fact that the action of the film takes place in the criminal quarters of our time, the original lines of Shakespeare's tragedy have remained almost unchanged. The selection of soundtracks for the film is especially interesting: compositions from Garbage, Cardigans, Radiohead and other famous bands were included in the frame.

8. Dirty Dancing

• USA, 1987.
• Drama, melodrama, music.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 0.

Frances Houseman is a 17-year-old girl who came with her family to the resort. Here she meets Johnny, a grown-up dancer who entertains the guests. Johnny's girlfriend and dance partner gets into trouble. Then Francis secretly helps the hero to rehearse, and as a result, he is imbued with incredibly strong feelings for him.

The film about naive and pure love not only pleases the viewer with stunning dance numbers and bright costumes, but also raises questions of social inequality. And especially the duet of the main characters paints the picture - these roles were brilliantly performed by Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray.

Dirty Dancing has become a Hollywood classic. Viewers to this day enjoy watching and reviewing the film, despite the fact that it is already over 30 years old.

7. When will I become a giant

• USSR, 1979.
• Melodrama.
• Duration: 83 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

Petya Kopeikin is a nondescript boy and a notorious bully, whose tricks are known to the whole school. But in his soul lies a gentle and pure feeling for his classmate and neighbor Masha. Petya helps the girl and her beloved Kolya pass notes to each other. At the same time, he secretly writes poetry to the lady of the heart, passing them off as Colin. But all the secret sooner or later becomes apparent.

The main role in the film is played by Mikhail Efremov - this film became his powerful start in big cinema. The actor stunningly got used to the role of a noble boy who, delighted with the heroism of medieval knights, is trying to live by long-outdated rules. The film leaves an indelible impression and perfectly immerses you in the atmosphere of childhood in the USSR.

6.10 reasons for my hate

• USA, 1999.
• Drama, melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 97 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

Bianca and Katarina are sisters raised by a strict single father. The head of the family refuses to let Bianca go to the ball if Katarina does not go there. Bianchi's boyfriend, Joey, is eager to spend time with her. Knowing about her father's ban, he persuades school bully Patrick to "lure" his older sister to the prom.

This youth film is a free retelling of the comedy "The Taming of the Shrew". The action of the picture has been postponed to the present, but Shakespeare's work runs through the whole film as a red thread: children compose poetry, a literature teacher raps, quoting one of the sonnets, and love of poetry brings the characters together.

And the comedy also has an excellent cast: Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon-Levitt appeared in the film - then still budding stars.

5. Submarine

• UK, USA, 2010.
• Drama, melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 97 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

Oliver Tate is an unsociable and weird high school student. He argues with Nietzsche, tries to wear a hat, and makes attempts to improve the sex life of his parents. One day the young man realizes that he feels sympathy for the bully Jordan. Relationships between teenagers are developing very rapidly, because Jordana is perhaps even stranger than himself.

The bizarre film draws in the viewer with a unique atmosphere of youth, stupidity and awkward first love. And he inevitably awakens nostalgia for school times - despite the fact that the realities in the film are exclusively Western. And the soundtrack by Alex Turner, the lead singer of Arctic Monkeys, lends a special charm to the picture: dreamy indie rock tunes perfectly illustrate the state of a rebellious teenage soul.

4. Hurry to love

• USA, 2002.
• Drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 101 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 4.

Landon is a bully and a school celebrity. As punishment for his misconduct, he must take part in a school play. The guy can't cope alone, so the quiet Jamie helps him. Time together takes its toll on teenagers' relationships, and they fall in love. It seems that the limit of happiness has been reached, but Jamie has a secret that darkens the future of the couple.

The film fully reflects the appeal that is placed in its title. It makes the viewer cry and remember the most important things in everyone's life. And the picture also leaves a unique impression, causing both bitterness and inspiration.

The film is based on the book of the same name by Nicholas Sparks.

3. Hi Julie

• USA, 2010.
• Drama, melodrama, comedy.
• Duration: 90 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 7.

Bryce and Julie live next door and go to the same school. The girl is sure: Bryce is her destiny and true love. However, the boy has different views. Julie's feelings remain unchanged until Bryce begins to sympathize with her.

The film was directed by Rob Reiner, who is famous for his kind and lyrical love films (When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride). "Hi Julie!" not an exception. The picture fully conveys the tenderness and thrill of first love and shows all the complexities of the first relationship.

2. Kingdom of the full moon

• USA, 2012.
• Family, comedy, drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 90 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 8.

Susie is an introverted child who does not get along with her peers. Sam is an orphan boy scout and an outcast with a difficult character. The children are deeply in love with each other. Together, they devise a plan to escape from the adult world to enjoy each other's company. But parents and educators do not want to lose their children. They chase the fugitives while they desperately try to hide.

The film was directed by Wes Anderson, one of the movie idols of the early 21st century. This picture, like other works of the author, was shot in an unusual style: the main objects are exactly in the center of the frame, and the candy color scheme of the film makes it fabulous. The plot is so florid and twisted that it is impossible to remember all the moments even after the fifth viewing.

1. You never dreamed …

• USSR, 1981.
• Drama, melodrama.
• Duration: 86 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 9.

High school students Roma and Katya fall in love with each other. Others have different attitudes towards the union of adolescents. But the main obstacle on the way to the happiness of the children is the enmity of the parents. Katya's mother is the former lover of Roma's father. And Roma's mother, tormented by jealousy, in every possible way prevents the union of a young man and a girl.

This film is an adaptation of the story of the same name by Galina Shcherbakova. In the original version, the work was called "Roman and Yulka". It is a reference to Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, as well as an allusion to the supposed outcome of the love story. However, the film's denouement is not so straightforward and prompts the viewer to think about it a lot.