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A list about decent romance films (This Millennium) -part ii

I did a list pretty similar to this one about three years ago( http://randomnonsenseaboutthings.blogspot.com/2009/10/list-about-romance-movies-post-1990.html ). Time flies, yeah? Good films have been out since then and I figured why not update. Probably put in some descriptions of why it's good too. I'm going to lean more toward the romance than romance-comedy but I'll probably draw from a few genres. I don't think only happy endings deserve mention (I like reality reflected in film), so don't expect romance to equate with successful coupley-ness. I'm going to stick with movies that have one main couple or one clear transition ( Vicky Christina Barcelona  is out but  Midnight in Paris  is in, to stick with the Woody Allen motif), but even that might be not set in stone. Extra: Cause I saw Take This Waltz  between publishing part one and two of this list * Take This Waltz - 2010 Why: I love my home city, Toronto and so I was already likely to lov...

best Movies in french of the 21st century

30. Le Pacte des loups( Brotherhood of the Wolf )-2001-Christophe Gans -France 29 . Bon Voyage -2003- Jean-Paul Rappeneau- France 28.La graine et le mulet (the Secret of The Grain) -2007-Abdellatif Kechiche- France/Tunisia 27.8 femmes(8 Women) -2002-Francois Ozon-France 26.Maelstrom-2000-Denis Villeneuve -Canada 25.Rachida -2002-Yamina Bachir -Algeria 24.Paris Je T'aime- 2006- Various- France 23.Inch'Allah Dimanche -2001-Yamina Benguigu- Algeria 22. Je rentre à la maison (I'm Going Home)-2001- Manoel de Oliveira- France/Portugal 21.Un long dimanche de fiancailles( A Very Long Engagement) - 2004-Jean-Pierre Jeunet-France/USA 20.. Le Fils ( The Son)- 2002- Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne-Belgium 19. De battre mon cœur s'est arrete(The Beat that My Heart Skipped) - 2005-Jacques Audiard-France 18.La Mome (La Vie en Rose)- 2007-Olivier Dahan - France/UK 17.Joyeux Noel-2005-Christian Carion- France 16.Rois et reine ( Kings and Queen) -2004-Arnaud Desplechin -France 15. ...