The Heart of the Film

Introduction: Love Story Anatomy Part One: The Meet (Cute and Otherwise) 1. Romantic Comedy Cute Meets 2. Other Meets 3. Old Flames Re-Ignited 4. Married Love Stories Part Two: The Crack 5. Breaking through the Shell 6. The Wounded Knight 7. The Emotional Crack 8. Humiliation and Low Self Esteem 9. Nakedness 10. Kids and Families and Friends 11. Honesty 12. Drugs and Alcohol 13. Dental Floss Part Three: Why You? 14. Matchmaking in Movies 15. Twins 16. Opposites 17. Life Force and Sleepwalker 18. Soul Mates 19. The Pressure Cooker effect 20. Specificity: One of a Kind 21. Baby Love: Underage Love Stories 22. Old Love 23. Gender Change/Orientation Part Four: The Obstacle 24. The Essential Obstacle 25. Animosity, Feuds and War 26. He/She is Married or Engaged 27. Misunderstandings 28. Unavailability 29. Other Obstacles 30. Levels of Character Evolution Part Five: Putting them All Together 31. Multi-Tasking 32. You've Got Mail Part Six: Styles & Miscellany 33. Platonic Love Stories 34. The Throwdown 35. Sex Scenes 36. The Alternative is Impossible 37. The Symbols of Love 38. The First Golden Age: 1938 - 1942 39. The Second Golden Age of Rom Coms: 1980s - 1990s 40. Endings Appendices Whitcomb's Top 100 Love Story Films Old Love Casting List Index