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Classic romance

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Classic romance

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Anna Karenina: Drama and tragedy ensue in this adaptation of the Leo Tolstoy novel. Married to a rich (and older) man, Anna is swept off her feet by the romantic VronskyLove affair: Smitten Michel and Terry vow to meet in six months atop the Empire State Building. Michel is crestfallen when Terry does not appear, but little does he know, she has been in a terrible car accidentOf human bondage: Based on the W. Somerset Maugham novel, a decent but handicapped Philip Carey falls in love with crude and licentious waitress Mildred Rogers. The relationship is a destructive one and imprisons both people in a vicious circleIndiscretion of an American wife: Having fallen in love while in Rome, Mary Forbes and her Italian lover Giovanni spend the entire movie saying goodbye to each other at the Termini Train Station, as she contemplates leaving her husband and staying in ItalyA farewell to arms: In this film based on the Ernest Hemingway novel, Lt. Frederick Henry falls in love with nurse Catherine Barkley during the Italian campaign of WWIThe last time I saw Paris: Down-and-out on his luck, Charles Wills is wallowing in self-pity as he begins to lose the love and respect of his wife HelenMade for each other: John and Jane's marriage is doomed from the beginning: meddling in-laws, a honeymoon cut short, a dwindling bank account-- will their child's illness manage to keep this sympathetic couple together?Marie Galante: Stranded in the Yucatan, Marie Galante takes a job as a café singer in order to pay her way back home. Secret agent Crawbett comes to Marie's rescue and falls in love with her in the processAlgiers: Rich American tourist Gabrielle falls in love with notorious thief Pepe Le Moko. Thinking that her lover has been killed, Gabrielle decides to board a ship and leave for home, however, Pepe is still alive, but being detained by the authorities

Disc 1: Anna Karenina (111 min. : b&w) -- Love affair (87 min. : b&w) -- Of human bondage (84 min. : b&w). Disc 2: Indiscretion of an American wife (64 min. : b&w) -- A farewell to arms (88 min. : b&w) -- The last time I saw Paris (116 min. : col.). Disc 3: Made for each other (92 min. : b&w) -- Marie Galante (84 min. : b&w) -- Algiers (99 min. : b&w)

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