Imposing May-December Romance

“I looked at her, looked and looked; the former is coquettish, now only bones—pale, bloated, mixed vulgar, belly flesh of others. But I love her. She can fade, fade, how can? But as I look at her, love in my heart.” This is a classic line from Lolita, the classic love tragedy movie. If you are interested in similar movies about May-December romance, some movies like All Things Fair and The Reader will suit you.

1. Lolita（1997）

Humbert, who makes a living by teaching French at the university, is in middle age. Since the death of his first love when he was young, he has always harbored a tender and obscene nightmare in his heart. By chance, Humbert became Charlotte’s tenant. He fell madly in love with Charlotte’s 14-year-old daughter Lolita. At the same time, Charlotte fancied Humbert and wanted to find a backer for herself and Lolita. To continue living with Lolita, Humbert marries Charlotte against his will. The plot of this film is straightforward, the tragic theme is prominent, and it vividly exaggerates Humbert’s love tragedy.

2. All Things Fair (1995)

At a Swedish middle school during World War II, 15-year-old Stye, like other peers, was in the prideful stage of adolescence. At the beginning of the new semester, Sti fell in love with his beautiful female biology teacher, 37-year-old Viola. Shi Die did not understand love’s connotation at the beginning of his relationship. He used the sensitivity unique to adolescence to learn love and began to pay attention to and explore the world with his own eyes, all of which were suddenly fresh. He only wants to complete his identification with his male character from the female teacher, Viola.

Under Viola’s indulgence and induction, Stye is full of intense desire for her and is indifferent to the girl Lisa, who has a crush on him. Neither of them considered the age gap and the morality of society. With Viola’s half-pushed, half-encouraged, Sti stepped into the world of adult lust, lost himself, and fell deeply into Viola’s gentle and possessive love.

The brilliance of this film is that it can sublimate human nature into drama. People who have not seen the movie may think it is just a traditional erotic film, but they do not know that the director uses his understanding to bring out Steve’s growth story. The narrative is natural and is a complete reflection of real life.

3. The Reader（2008）

In 1958, in the devastation of post-World War II Germany, 15-year-old Mike Berg, a 15-year-old boy living in Berlin, fell ill with scarlet fever and suddenly vomited when a strange woman named Hannah helped him. After recovering, he finds Hannah to thank her, but the two soon become involved in a passionate and secret relationship, although Hannah is much older than Mike. Mike found that Hannah enjoyed listening to him read, and the power of his reading brought them closer together. Reading them one by one, Hannah was deeply fascinated. However, one day, Hannah suddenly said goodbye, leaving Mike secretly sad.

This film is about the growth story of a boy. It can be about a woman’s life and her painful choice between dignity and suffering. It can be an account of the complex feelings of two people throughout their lives, and it can be about spiritual strength, the entanglement of lust, and an ethical inquiry. At the same time, it can also be a torture and reflection on history recorded by using the story between two people. Although the film’s appearance is lust, in the bones is a thick and sad history. In addition to these film mentioned above, you can also explore more movies like How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. It is a classic romance film, and most people find unique experience and lesson about love in movies similar to How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

Love has no age limit, but forgetting age is a necessary wisdom. Age is just an identity, but the heart is truly connected. Age is a number, but love is a feeling.