Pick of the month

Love with the Proper Stranger (1963, Robert Mulligan)

We're surprised that this movie doesn't have a higher profile in modern film society. It has two really legendary actors who weren't merely eye-candy. They could actually act too. First of all, we think this movie is one of the best romantic films ever made. Although, in reality, we couldn't point out the romance, but it still exists in the movie. One needs to watch the film in order to understand that paradox. 

Also, don't be put off by the idea. The surprise pregnancy idea is very overused nowadays (and often badly so), but heck, they really went deep here. And that's simply because the writing is brilliant. These are real characters who do what normal people would do in such a situation. It's no fairytale romance nonsense. Both leads are very sympathetic, even though the guy, at first, comes off as a bit of a...douche. But he's not. For a female character in a romantic film, Angela kicks ass. Holy cow is she awesome! 

Pay special attention to the dialogue, it's what make these characters so deep, complex and relatable. It's the last classic romantic comedy (although it's more of a dramedy, the same as The Apartment).