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Smile at Last review – photo-love-story style parable of a teen abandoned at a tough Soviet youth facility
By Peter Bradshaw

With handheld camerawork, this unsentimental rite of passage film follows Mari, who tries to escape from a residential home in Estonia

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/16/smile-at-last-review-estonia

#Film #Romancefilms #Dramafilms #Filmadaptations #Estonia #Culture #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw

Whisper of the Heart review – Studio Ghibli deep cut is pep talk on how to live the artistic life
By Phil Hoad

Hayao Miyazaki-scripted 90s teen romance sees an aspiring writer drawn to a potential soulmate thanks to library books and a curmudgeonly cat

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/16/whisper-of-the-heart-review-studio-ghibli-deep-cut-hayao-miyazaki

#Film #Animationinfilm #StudioGhibli #Anime #Romancefilms #Dramafilms #Japan #AsiaPacific #Culture #Worldnews #TheGuardian #PhilHoad

The Cycle of Love review –a 6,000-mile bike ride caps a real life Swedish-Indian romance
By Leslie Felperin

One Oscar-winning director, one horoscope-prompted meet-cute and a continent-crossing cyclist – is this the start of documentaries that make you happy-cry?

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/16/the-cycle-of-love-review-a-6000-mile-bike-ride-caps-a-real-life-swedish-indian-romance

#Film #Documentaryfilms #India #Romancefilms #Sweden #Dalits #Culture #Europe #SouthandcentralAsia #Worldnews #Cycling #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #LeslieFelperin