4º – The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor, 1940)
A pair of reporters is tasked with covering a marriage of important members of society, with the figure of the ex-husband of the woman who will marry to lead the story. The film gains its substance when one of the reporters and the ex-husband of the woman find themselves in love with that figure who is going to marry, initiating a fight veiled by its love. ‘The Philadelphia Story’ is unrepeatable from the first to the last scene, relying on a funny and clever story. Its director, the legendary Geoger Cukor, brings a great conjunction of quality plans, taking advantage of all the talent of its trio of fabulous actors, with the presence of Cary Grant, James Stewart and Katharine Hepburn.
3º – Blue Valentine (Derek Cianfrance, 2010)
Several fragments of the life of a couple are disrupted by the film during its 112 minutes of duration, showing all the compendium of emotions that understands that relationship, with happy and sad moments. ‘Blue Valentine’ makes no compromises in bringing his story, explaining the whole arc that gives substance to the lives of those individuals, with scenes often heavy and sometimes sweet and romantic.
2º – Before Midnight (Richard Linklater, 2013)
Finalizing the ‘Before’ trilogy, this film presents the journeys of our central characters already in a period of lag in their relationship, working, unlike the previous two works, with the harmful constructs that, sometimes, the time propitiates. Irrepressible as the whole trilogy, ‘Before Midnight’ is the perfect conclusion to the story, being light and at the same time, deep in the themes that it proposes to bring.
1º – When Harry Met Sally (Rob Reiner, 1989)
Several years of the relationship between two friends are explored, capturing from when they met until the moment they both realize they are in love. One of the highest quality romantic comedies of the 1980s, ‘When Harry Met Sally’ is fun in its onslaughts, managing to maintain a dynamics inherent in each scene, while bringing a clever story.
