Romantic Tragedy Genre Timeline

This timeline shows the change in romantic tragedy films over time, alongside events that bought change to the genre.

What is a romantic tragedy? A romance based film with a complex ending, usually ending in an event causing two characters to be apart from each other. The downfall is often lead by an excess of love or passion.

1961-10-10 00:00:00

Splendor in the Grass

A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.

1990-09-01 03:31:19

Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann is an important figure in timeline and history of romance tragedy. This is because he directed many successes within this genre of film since 1996.

1997-08-19 08:12:39

Titanic

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat, expecting to be married to a rich claimant by her mother, falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

2002-01-25 08:12:39

A Walk to Remember

The story of two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, who are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is made to do community service.

2004-06-25 08:57:33

The Notebook

A poor and passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman and gives her a sense of freedom. They soon are separated by their social differences.

2008-12-25 00:00:00

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.

2010-03-12 00:00:00

Remember Me

A romantic drama centered on two new lovers: Tyler, whose parents have split in the wake of his brother's suicide, and Ally, who lives each day to the fullest since witnessing her mother's murder.

Romantic Tragedy Genre Timeline

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