The first part of the Guardian and Observer's seven-section Greatest Films of All Time series kicks off today with Romance.
What makes a good love story? Compared with some of the other categories, this is perhaps one of the more straightforward questions. Classic romances, that have proved themselves over time, are less likely to be superannuated by modern technological advances in cinema than films in, say, the sci-fi and fantasy section. That still doesn't mean we didn't have room for the likes of Lost in Translation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Before Sunrise, alongside All That Heaven Allows, Doctor Zhivago and Roman Holiday. Some of the suggestions were inspired: until now, I suspect no one had thought of WALL-E as a great love story.
To find out what our critics voted the top 25 romantic films, you'll just have to look through the list – but we know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, it won't be the last word. What should be at number 26? What's in that should be out? What's out that should be in?
