Europe and Love in Cinema explores the relationship between love and Europeanness in a wide range of films from the 1920's to the present. A critical look at the manner in which love, in its broadest sense, is portrayed in cinema from across Europe, this volume exposes constructed notions of 'Europeanness' that both set Europe apart and define some parts of it as more 'European' than others. Through the international distribution process, these fifths engage with ideas of Europe from both outside and within. As the featured case studies show, some of the films here offer alternative models of love. A provocative collection of essays from top film scholars, Europe and Love in Cinema uses the centrality of desire in film narrative to explore multiple models of love within Europe's frontiers.<BR><BR>Lisa Passerini is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Turin.<BR><BR>Jo Labanyi is Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at New York University.<BR><BR>Karen Diehl earned a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence, and now works in film.