30 - How I Lost The Love Of My Life and 10 Heartbreaking Movies

EPISODE · Jan 29, 2024 · 22 MIN

30 - How I Lost The Love Of My Life and 10 Heartbreaking Movies

from African Couch Potato · host Gino Shelile

Gino opens up about his biggest heartbreak and how he has since turned to soppy love movies when he faces tough times.Our story takes us back to 17 years ago with a boy who was cool in his school marimba band. At the same time there was a girl who was hot in her school marimba band. Like Romeo and Juliet they came together, although not in Verona, Italy, but at the National Marimba Competition held annually in Boksburg.  A classic love story in the making. . .   Gino's Hot Heartbreakers:The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) - A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional careerThe Notebook (2004) - An elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.P.S. I Love You (2007) - A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.Moulin Rouge - A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.The Great Gatsby - A writer and wall street trader, Nick Carraway, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his mysterious millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age.      6. Catch A Fire - A drama about terrorism in Apartheid-era South Africa, revolving                  around a policeman and a young man who carries out solo attacks against the                        regime.      7. The Truman Show - An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a                    reality TV show.      8. Pearl Harbour - A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story                             follows  two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror               of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.      9. Remember The Titans - The true story of a newly appointed African-American                     coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.   10. Precious - In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate              teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative                      school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.We hope these 10 titles will help you through those times when you need more than just a tissue.Yes? No? Send us a textLet us know what you think, what movie or series you would like to see featured, or just to tell us how brilliant it all is:instagram.com/africancouchpotatox.com/[email protected] Channel: Mzansi Film News, Views and Reviews YouTube; African Couch Potato - YouTube https://www.patreon.com/c/AfricanCouchPotato Gino Shelile’s profile • LetterboxdMember of the Film Critics Association of South Africa (FCASA)Produced by Ted Loukes and A10 Consulting [email protected] Music by The_Mountain from PixabayCHqjHqS2RAMkVSeydGo7© SANTE MEDIA 2026

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