Love drama movies that are poles apart

Recently i got to watch 2 love drama movies on my home DVD.
The first one was "Nights in Rodante", a movie that was highly recommended by a friend with a strong cast that also happens to be my favourite actors( Richard Gere and Diane Lane).
I was very much captivated by one earlier movie featuring Diane Lane, "Under the Tuscan Sun" and ever since always on the look out for movies with her starring in it, some good , some terrible.
The good one was of course "Unfaithful".
Incidentally with Gere starring in that movie as well.

Richard Gere meanwhile has really transformed his role from an all action super hero and a love stud in his younger days to a role of a middle age man grappling with his own identity and desires.
Best illustrated in the movie ,"Shall we Dance'

Alas i was deeply disappointed with the movie,"Nights in Rodante', too steamy eyed for my liking and so unreal in the portrayal of the main characters. Not even Gere and Lane can save the movie, so lame!!! Maybe to be expected from a movie adaption of a Nicholas Sparks novel.
Remember the forgettable movie," The Love Note" ?

Tonight with all my chores done i got down to organise my DVD collections particularly those that i have bought but never got round to watch them.As i perused around my collection i chanced upon one DVD that i have bought a long while back on a trip to Johor Bahru.

The movie was entitled ," Christina Vicky in Barcelona". I picked this movie then to buy among many that i bought that day was purely of interest to see scenery's of Barcelona,one city that i would love to visit one day.
To my surprise i noticed just now that it was directed by Woody Allen..so hold on must be an interesting movie to watch.
To add my interest, Scarlett Johanssen and Penelope Cruz were also starring in the movie.
Wow i was not disappointed at all!!!
I loved this Woody Allen movie , great dialogue( as expected from Woody..) , interesting story line that captivates the real essence of human nature, the lust,the perceived unfulfilled dreams, the erotic desire you name it it's all brilliantly acted out in this movie.

It all adds up to one adage of any great movies.....it's the storyline and the dialogue that can hold a movie together not just its superstars.
So Woody, again you have not disappointed movie goers with your unique and witty outlook on life as always greatly portrayed in your movies. Thank you.