Sometimes it becomes very interesting how people actually lived in the past. Watching retro films helps to plunge into the atmosphere of past years. They not only convey the spirit of the era, but also give real aesthetic pleasure.
Nine (2009)
The film tells the story of the fictional world famous director Guido Contini. He is surrounded by gorgeous women. He is popular and goes head-to-head towards his goal. But he can’t finish filming his new film.
Guido solves his midlife crisis in the usual way – in bed with women. But this doesn’t help either.
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
The film takes place in occupied France. Before Suzanne Dreyfus’s eyes, her family dies at the hands of German Colonel Hans Land. The girl miraculously manages to escape and flee to Paris. There she gets a job in a cinema.
At the same time, somewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine gathers a group of Jewish soldiers calling themselves “The Bastards.” They are accosted by secret agent Bridget von Hammersmark, posing as an actress. Both storylines intersect when the saboteurs meet Suzanne at the cinema, who dreams of taking revenge on her offenders.
Revolutionary Road (2008)
The film takes place in the mid-50s. The heroes of the film are the Wheeler couple. To outsiders, their life seems like a dream come true, but in fact, serious passions are boiling inside the family.
April is tired of her duties as a housewife and is annoyed by her own husband. And Frank, in order to escape from home problems and uninteresting work, flirts with typists. To escape her routine, April suggests moving to Paris. This idea seems to the spouses to be the only way out of a difficult situation.
The Edge Love (2008)
The film is about the complex interpersonal relationships of four people that actually took place in England in the 1940s and almost led to tragedy.
Two free-spirited, proud women are involved with the brilliant, charismatic poet Dylan Thomas. Vera Phillips and Dylan meet in London ten years after the first manifestations of passion. Caitlin is the intelligent and enterprising wife of a poet.
Circumstances develop in such a way that Vera and Thomas’s wife become friends. The strange trinity temporarily forgets about their grievances and enjoys each other’s company.
An Education (2009)
It’s the early 60s. 16-year-old Jenny lives in a sleepy and boring suburb of London. She dreams of a good education at Oxford. But meeting the handsome David makes adjustments to the girl’s life. The man’s love of sports cars, fashionable clothes and expensive entertainment greatly attracts Jenny, who is half his age.
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Tired of the bustle of the city, television executive Joanna Eberhart moves with her husband Walter to the province. For life they chose the wonderful place of Stepford, where the cream of society lives.
At first glance, this piece of paradise seems ideal. But soon Joanna and her new friend Bobbie notice that local housewives are behaving too suspiciously.
8 Women (2001)
The events take place in the 1950s in a snow-covered French province. On Christmas Eve, a large family gathers at the estate. But the joy of the meeting is overshadowed by a terrible event: the owner of the house is found dead in his bedroom. Cut off from the outside world, eight women begin an independent investigation.
WE. We believe in love (2011)
Wally Winthrop is a modern woman who is passionate about the love story of a British king and an ordinary American woman. This passion was passed on to her from her mother and grandmother. And when she gets to Sotheby’s auction, where the personal belongings of Edward and Mrs. Simpson are being sold, she is immersed in the atmosphere of the mid-20th century.
The romance between King Edward VIII of Great Britain and American Wallis Simpson excited the public. Literally everything stood in the way of their relationship. Wallis was married, and Edward needed to abdicate for her. But even this did not stop their love.
Water for Elephants (2011)
The film takes place during the Great Depression. Young veterinary student Jacob decides to quit his studies after the death of his parents. He joins the famous circus “Benzini Brothers”.
While working there as a veterinarian, Jacob meets the beautiful Marlene. The guy falls in love. But the problem is that Marlena is married. In addition, her husband August is a tyrannical and cruel trainer.
The Help (2011)
The action of the film takes place in the 60s in the USA. Racial conflicts and disenfranchised behavior of house owners towards black servants became commonplace. The main character wants to become a writer and escape from a small town into the arms of the big world.
Endowed with courage and a knack for literature, she writes a book about the lives of African Americans. Thus, the girl becomes one of the first who began to pave the way for big changes: justice and equality for all.
Head in the Clouds (2003)
Events take place in the mid-twentieth century in Europe. Irish guy Guy met charming and seductive Gilda Besse, when he was studying at the university, and fell in love without memory. But the happiness did not last long. When Gilda learned of her mother’s death, she was forced to go to France.
Several years passed and they met again, only now each of them had changed a lot. During this time, Gilda managed to star in a Hollywood film. Then she tried herself as a photographer and settled in the same apartment with a model and her best friend named Mia. Guy decided to move in with them and for some time the three of them lived in absolute harmony.
Dream Girls (2006)
Three friends from Chicago decide to take part in a young talent competition in New York. The vocal trio attracts the attention of famous producer Kurtis Taylor. He invites the girls to sign a contract.
Soon the girls become famous. They are invited to concerts, recognized on the street, they take first place in the charts, and bring their producer a lot of money. However, neither fame nor money makes girls happy.
Hitchcock (2012)
The film tells the story of the creation of one of Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous creations – the film Psycho. The controversial thriller became one of the most famous and influential works in the director’s career.
In the process of his work, the “master of horror” peers into the dark abysses of the human soul in order to find those nerve endings, touching which he could, like keys, play a real symphony of horror on the viewer’s emotions.
Soraya (2003)
Iranian Shah Mohamed Pahlavi falls in love with Soraya Bakhtiyarov at first sight. Immediately after he saw the girl’s photograph, Soraya was invited to the Shah’s palace. There, Mohamed asks her to become his wife. She agrees. But due to the coup d’etat, the Shah’s family has to flee the country.
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Everyone has heard about the mysterious Mr. Gatsby, but no one has seen him. They worshiped him, and during the day at tables in restaurants they casually mentioned knowing him.
And in the thick of this, young, inexperienced and naive Nick Carraway finds himself in the thick of it. A Yale graduate who settles into a small house on Long Island, next to Jay Gatsby’s luxurious villa.