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17. The Way We Were

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Thu Jan 25, 2024, 10:38 AM

Jan 2024

Romance, politics, love, clashes. Great Song. Great Story. Movie made in the 70s about stuff that happened in the 40s.

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What movie or scene to you was the sexiest, most romantic movie/scene without showing any sex. It relied on the [View all] debm55 Jan 2024 OP

Viva Las Vegas Docreed2003 Jan 2024 #1

Thank you. Docreed. debm55 Jan 2024 #4

Body Heat Sanity Claws Jan 2024 #2

Agree. Thank you Sanity Claws debm55 Jan 2024 #8

Yes! leftieNanner Jan 2024 #36

Yes. They had sex though. TexasBushwhacker Jan 2024 #71

My choice also CanonRay Jan 2024 #51

To Catch a Thief viva la Jan 2024 #3

Yes, that's what I mean. debm55 Jan 2024 #7

I have to confess that it's her gowns... viva la Jan 2024 #10

Oh you. Edith Head was very well known as a designer. debm55 Jan 2024 #18

Head also designed for Kelly in Rear Window sarge43 Jan 2024 #121

Of course, Grace Kelly would probably look good viva la Jan 2024 #124

The beach love scene from Here to Eternity comradebillyboy Jan 2024 #5

comradebillyboy. That you for the post--full of tension and sexuality without being sexual. debm55 Jan 2024 #11

In my mind it is Allied with Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard. Polly Hennessey Jan 2024 #6

Thank you , Polly, I will have to look it up and see the name. debm55 Jan 2024 #13

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Glorfindel Jan 2024 #9

Agree. Thank you Glorfindel. debm55 Jan 2024 #14

Oops! I forgot to include the clip! Glorfindel Jan 2024 #16

Thank you for the clip debm55 Jan 2024 #20

It's a Wonderful Life - telephone call scene consider_this Jan 2024 #12

Yes it was. Thank you consider_this. debm55 Jan 2024 #15

The Way We Were BOSSHOG Jan 2024 #17

Thank you BOSSHOG debm55 Jan 2024 #19

When Harry met Sally nocoincidences Jan 2024 #21

Thank you nocoincidences. debm55 Jan 2024 #22

Two for the Road nocoincidences Jan 2024 #23

Thank you nocoincidences. It sounds very good. I will try to locate. debm55 Jan 2024 #24

Here it is. nocoincidences Jan 2024 #25

Thank you very much, nocoincidences, debm55 Jan 2024 #26

My scene relies on just writing, editing and cinematography: Auggie Jan 2024 #27

Thank you Auggie. Very subtle. debm55 Jan 2024 #29

The ballroom dance scene in The King and I. pandr32 Jan 2024 #28

Oh yes , how they gaze at each other. So romantic. I even thought they were in love as a kid watching that. TY debm55 Jan 2024 #30

To Have and Have Not Gruenemann Jan 2024 #31

wow,that is romantic debm55 Jan 2024 #41

Betty Bacall says she was a nervous wreck for that scene... malthaussen Jan 2024 #133

The Age of Innocence Gruenemann Jan 2024 #32

yes love Daniel Day Lewis debm55 Jan 2024 #42

In 'Some Like It Hot'... The scene on the yacht, with Marilyn Monroe Jrose Jan 2024 #33

Agree, Very hot but not sexual. debm55 Jan 2024 #43

Holy Sexy Canoli! Niagara Jan 2024 #34

Thanks Niagara, I will be on the look out for these two debm55 Jan 2024 #44

My pleasure, Debbie. Niagara Jan 2024 #60

Thomas Crown Affair (1968) fernlady Jan 2024 #35

Yes, sometimes the sexual tension between the two characters can be great. You don't need to see naked bodies in the act debm55 Jan 2024 #45

Are there any sexy or romantic scenes that actually do show sex? elias7 Jan 2024 #37

I not a prude either, I just wrote about it--in the same light as you, What I see on some of the streaming series to me debm55 Jan 2024 #46

There is a great difference between eroticism and pornography... malthaussen Jan 2024 #134

I am not really talking about pornography. I wanted posters to discuss that a look can be erotic , a touch. a smile all debm55 Jan 2024 #136

LA Confidential happybird Jan 2024 #38

I agree 100% with you debm55 Jan 2024 #47

Bill Holden and Kim Novak dancing, "Picnic" (1955) Paladin Jan 2024 #39

Yes, very much---same with The King and I , They have a chemistry. debm55 Jan 2024 #48

My choice also! northoftheborder Jan 2024 #61

Love that movie and the original play also The dance scene is beautiful - Music by Steve Allen nt yellowdogintexas Jan 2024 #77

The older Bill Holden got, the better he looked. Paladin Jan 2024 #123

Thunderball PJMcK Jan 2024 #40

Yes, very telling, Let the viewer come up 1 plus 1 equals 2. Much better that way. debm55 Jan 2024 #49

Of course, the Bond films were terribly sexist PJMcK Jan 2024 #74

Lots of scenes in the more recent Casino Royale with Eva Green and Daniel Craig spooky3 Jan 2024 #81

Thanks spooky3, that's good to know debm55 Jan 2024 #87

Agree, debm55 Jan 2024 #86

Yes, that;s why I made the thread. I thought I was goofy for finding a hug, a look in the moves just as much if not debm55 Jan 2024 #89

Casablanca ... ificandream Jan 2024 #50

Everything about this movie is perfect. Bogart taken aback when seeing her. Ingrid was beautifulher eyes, tears, smile debm55 Jan 2024 #62

... lapucelle Jan 2024 #52

Thank you lapucelle, the body movement, looks, eyes all tell you the tension and the chemistry of love. debm55 Jan 2024 #63

The Graduate nightwing1240 Jan 2024 #53

Dustin was caught in the chemistry but by not admitting he was In real life Ann was only 2 years older than Dustin. debm55 Jan 2024 #64

Interestingly Anne Bancroft was only a few years older than spooky3 Jan 2024 #108

The Best Years of Our Lives Raven123 Jan 2024 #54

I have never seen it but I will look for it , Like I said I am not an old fart, but the directors and actors puti alot debm55 Jan 2024 #92

1,000,000 BC. GreenWave Jan 2024 #55

Dirty Dancing - any dance scene, but of course, the last one!! Runningdawg Jan 2024 #56

Agree, you could feel it jump out of the screen debm55 Jan 2024 #68

Yes, absolutely! Silver Gaia Jan 2024 #112

The clay throwing on a potter wheel in Ghost. ntp AnnaLee Jan 2024 #57

That was a heart stopper..wasn't it. debm55 Jan 2024 #72

Romeo and Juliet (1968) ificandream Jan 2024 #58

Ahh, the youthful experience of a first love. We were to see this in 9th grade as we read it in our Literature class . debm55 Jan 2024 #70

One of my favorite movies! bamagal62 Jan 2024 #98

A Hard Day's Night ificandream Jan 2024 #59

J Lo and George Clooney in Out of Sight. Sibelius Fan Jan 2024 #65

Thank you Sibelius Fan. debm55 Jan 2024 #85

In a movie called The Player Mad_Dem_X Jan 2024 #66

That's kind of funny in a way.TY debm55 Jan 2024 #67

Because it was sensual and romantic you remember that part. ty debm55 Jan 2024 #83

Yes, for some reason Mad_Dem_X Jan 2024 #114

I would have to add Patrick and Demi in the pottery wheel scene in Ghost. The background music, the closeness of the debm55 Jan 2024 #69

From "Heaven Can Wait". The moment (there are actually two of them) Aristus Jan 2024 #73

I agree with you.TY debm55 Jan 2024 #80

The Bridges of Madison County. CTyankee Jan 2024 #75

Agree. CTyankee debm55 Jan 2024 #76

For an oldie I love the scene in the Sound of Music with Maria and the Captain first dance. MLAA Jan 2024 #78

Yes, that gaze of love in each other's eyes debm55 Jan 2024 #79

The dance scene in Zorro RainCaster Jan 2024 #82

Was it the Tango? They say it is a dance for lovers TY debm55 Jan 2024 #84

That's the one! RainCaster Jan 2024 #95

It used to be against the law in New Orleans catrose Jan 2024 #129

Anne enid602 Jan 2024 #88

Agree, TY debm55 Jan 2024 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author bamagal62 Jan 2024 #91

I am confused I did not mention 9 1/2 weeks in the opening thread. I rechecked and I have not written or edited 9 1/2 debm55 Jan 2024 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author bamagal62 Jan 2024 #96

First of all I have up and down this thread three times looking for the post that I made. It.s not there because I debm55 Jan 2024 #100

Lisa Bonet wasn't in 9 1/2 Weeks. TwilightZone Jan 2024 #107

Your response was fine. TwilightZone Jan 2024 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author bamagal62 Jan 2024 #110

What are you discussing my post goes to Anna of a Thousand Days. Where are you getting 9 1/2 ?? --that piece of trash debm55 Jan 2024 #103

Me Before You Sector 001 Jan 2024 #94

A hot scene in a very silly movie... LudwigPastorius Jan 2024 #97

I have never seen before , from your post it does seem cheesy debm55 Jan 2024 #101

The Getaway The Wizard Jan 2024 #99

9 1/2 Weeks. Now before you crucify me..... Ferrets are Cool Jan 2024 #102

Well you learn new things here everyday debm55 Jan 2024 #104

Dancing scene in the barn in Witness. diane in sf Jan 2024 #105

That whole movie was beautiful but especially the barn. I had wished thet had stayed together at the end. TY diane in sf debm55 Jan 2024 #106

YES! Mad_Dem_X Jan 2024 #115

I loved Witness. Diamond_Dog Jan 2024 #127

There's a lot of interesting chemistry Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #111

This may seem like an odd choice, but in my opinion, Silver Gaia Jan 2024 #113

SilverGaia, Agree with you A movie can be hot without nudity and sex debm55 Jan 2024 #116

Here's a trailer Silver Gaia Jan 2024 #122

TY debm55 Jan 2024 #132

Ladyhawk: The Transformation scene sarge43 Jan 2024 #117

Beautiful sarge43, the eyes, the touch of the hands, the primal scream. Lovely. Thank you for posting. I am debm55 Jan 2024 #118

The whole film is a feast for the eyes. sarge43 Jan 2024 #119

Thank you. I do have amazon, It will be in my to note book, debm55 Jan 2024 #120

The Right Stuff - the scene at Pancho's . . . R. P. McMurphy Jan 2024 #125

Thank you that sounds beautiful debm55 Jan 2024 #130

The interrogation scene from Basic Instinct beaglelover Jan 2024 #126

Yes, ty debm55 Jan 2024 #131

Every scene moniss Jan 2024 #128

Thank you moniss for an excellent post , I agree with you. Add to the fact that Bogart married Bacall the chemistry had debm55 Jan 2024 #137

Humphrey Bogart, Dorothy Malone, "The Big Sleep" malthaussen Jan 2024 #135

Agree. Very much so. debm55 Jan 2024 #138

Betty Bacall was also in that movie with Bogey... malthaussen Jan 2024 #139

Could be. TY debm55 Jan 2024 #140