As with any artform, over time, trends begin to emerge.

With its bleak and brooding aesthetic, they can tend to deny their characters a happy ending.

Directed byJessica Swale,Summerlandoffers a unique wartime story about love, hope, and found family.

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Still, it is the love between Carol and Therese -despite the consequences- that endures throughout.

While the film’s ending is intentionally ambiguous, it remains optimistic and open about the future.

As they spend time together, their romance grows.

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Kristinas ideas to modernize Sweden were reflected in her political views that offered a stark contrast to tradition.

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Kim Tae-ri and Kim Min-hee in ‘The Handmaiden’

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Colette and Missy in the woods looking in the same direction in Colette.

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Colette

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