n a city not short of film festivals, Cinema du Parc has concocted the Montreal International Romantic Film Festival, which runs from February 12th to 18th. Capitalizing on the craze for chocolate hearts and roses that are bound to sell by the ton this weekend, the films range from American classic Casablanca to contemporary New York, I Love You, to the online indie hit Sita Sings the Blues, among others. Personally, my pick for Valentine’s weekend would be Cinema du Parc’s preview screenings of Götz Spielmann’s Revanche (pictured above) – an admittedly seedier choice for Valentine’s Day. This story about a con-man dating a prostitute has been getting very positive buzz since its Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film last year. The above choices are sure to impress your date or significant other more than going to the obviously vaccuous Valentine’s Day film, also opening this week.

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