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A superb rom-com will make you wish to fall in love, however a great rom-com that takes place abroad will make you wish to fall in love and journey. Nevertheless, I’m not speaking about Eat, Pray, Love, which peddles the parable that touring enterprise class to Bali will treatment your melancholy. I’m speaking about motion pictures which might be really good – motion pictures with three acts, character improvement, and extra than simply “Julia Roberts smiling.” That’s to say, precise rom-coms. Traditional rom-coms. Romantic comedies in far-flung locations like Italy, Austria, and Brazil.
So, simply in case you want some journey inspo, listed below are some rom-coms that gave us the journey bug. Possibly they’ll do the identical for you.
Roman Vacation (1953)
If Breakfast at Tiffany’s made you wish to grow to be a socialite and eat pastries in entrance of Tiffany’s at 6 o’clock within the morning, then this different Audrey Hepburn film will make you wish to journey to Rome. Thought-about one of the crucial romantic motion pictures of all time, Roman Vacation follows an American journalist, Joe Bradley, who falls in love with a European princess after discovering her drugged and handed out after which taking her again to his condo. Wait, no, not like that. Anyway, this film takes its protagonists throughout Rome, from the Spanish Steps to the Mouth of Reality, and also you’ll wish to retrace their steps instantly. Watch Roman Vacation on Amazon Video.
Amelie (2001)
The titular heroine of this film is a clumsy introvert with a giant creativeness, making her immediately relatable to any romantics within the viewers. She’s additionally Parisian to her core, and spends many of the film traversing her metropolis, main viewers previous Sacré-Cœur, Notre-Dame, Gare du Nord, and even La Foire du Trône. Amelie’s Paris is certainly one of tragedy and triumph, nevertheless it’s additionally certainly one of romance, and can make you wish to kiss sous le ciel de Paris. Watch Amelie on FreeVee.
Below the Tuscan Solar (2003)
That is extra of a rom-com-dram within the vein of Eat, Pray, Love, tackling themes of self-discovery and grief as a fantastic American writer-protagonist uproots her fabulous life. The distinction is that this film isn’t overstuffed with pointless subplots and gratuitous panorama pictures, and contains much more particulars about its setting. In Below the Tuscan Solar, you really really feel such as you’re uh, underneath the Tuscan solar. The film makes you wish to eat spaghetti and repair a dilapidated villa with the assistance of a crying Polish man and his sexy teenage companion. Plus, if you happen to’re a Gray’s Anatomy fan, you then’ll have some new fanfic concepts after watching Kate Walsh and Sandra Oh play a queer couple. Watch Below the Tuscan Solar on Hulu.
Earlier than Dawn (1995)
No different film higher encapsulates the sensation of younger, budding love in another country. As Richard Linklater’s follow-up to Dazed and Confused, this dazzling, dialogue-driven film makes nice use of Vienna as its backdrop for Céline’s (Julie Delpy) and Jesse’s (Ethan Hawke) epic first date. Actually, this film’s entire plot is “two fairly younger individuals meet and focus on life for 12 hours, however in Vienna.” That stated, it couldn’t be extra engrossing. After watching these two strangers flip into lovers, you’ll wish to guide a solo flight to Austria ASAP. And whereas it’s not technically a rom-com, per se, it does share some similarities with the style. Watch Earlier than Dawn on Amazon Video.
The Vacation (2006)
The thought of swapping properties with somebody isn’t so far-fetched now that Airbnb has taken over the planet, however in 2006 it was wild sufficient to work as a cutesy rom-com idea. And whereas I feel that Kate Winslet’s character bought the higher deal on this film’s alternate, it’s Cameron Diaz’s character who will make you wish to transfer to England. The cottage she visits has simply sufficient easy, cozy pleasures to deliver rural Southeast England to life. Watch The Vacation on Netflix.
The Manner He Seems to be (2014)
This queer teen coming-of-age flick isn’t just set in Brazil, however made by Brazilians, so the cultural context is muito genuine. And whereas São Paulo shouldn’t be essentially the most romantic place in Brazil by any means – that will be Fernando de Noronha, or Florianópolis – it does deliver this film’s protagonists, Gabriel and Leo, collectively. Chances are you’ll simply wish to go there after watching the candy, visually-impaired Leo fall in love. Plus, Leo has the journey bug, unhealthy, and also you’ll probably contract the identical situation. Watch The Manner He Seems to be on Amazon Video.