The best melodrama of all time: list of films and series

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Are there fairy tales for adults? The ones in which dirty Cinderella meets her handsome Prince who changes her life for the better? Where evil is necessarily punished, and good deservedly triumphs? Such fairy tales, in which you want to believe? Perhaps yes. Perhaps, to some, they may seem like nothing more than “chewing gum for the brain” or “TV soap”. But a beautiful life beckons, and we again watch the next melodrama about love, if not Brazilian, then Argentinean, Korean or Japanese, at worst - Russian. And we sincerely sympathize with all the Juanitas-Roses-Lucias-Gi Enams and other beautiful young ladies fighting for their place in the sun and the heart of some harmful handsome man. I wonder how this hobby started?

The first swallow

"Slave Izaura" at one time turned people's ideas about cinema, excited and attracted more than one woman to the TV screens. The story of a simple maid, shown in a new perspective, has become a hit. Well, with all confidence we can say that this is the best melodrama of all time. Perhaps now it will not cause such delight as before, but it will still be interesting. May be,whether it's great acting, stunning period costumes, a beautifully recreated atmosphere, or a well-crafted script.

The plot takes viewers to Brazil in the mid-19th century. The main character, a young slave Izaura, dreams of freeing herself from captivity and getting rid of the harassment of the owner's son, who is not even a hindrance to his wife. The girl will have to go through many trials before she finds the happiness she deserves and meets her true love.

The rich also cry

The next series, remembered by many, was a romantic Mexican story, stretching for 248 episodes. However, this did not stop us from following all the intricacies and remembering each character not only by sight, but also by name.

Another "best melodrama of all time" tells about the life of a poor girl Marianna Villareal. Unable to get along with her stepmother, young Marianne does not think of anything better than to escape from her home and go into the unknown without a penny in her pocket. "Unknown" becomes Mexico City, where the friend of the deceased father of the girl lives. Marianne hopes that he will help her. As a result, the girl ends up in the house of the Salvatierra family as a servant. Here she meets the son of the owners, Luis Alberto. Young people at first disliked each other, but then their feelings changed in the opposite direction.

But, as befits a decent Mexican series, in "The Rich Also Cry" this was only the beginning of Marianne's misadventures. She has a lot to dosurvive and lose in order to end up with the man you love.

Santa Barbara

The famous American series, which has become synonymous with endless history, is known to many. Someone watched it out of sincere interest, worrying about the fate of the heroes, someone solely for the sake of handsome Mason or Cruz. There are probably those who have overcome all 9 seasons of the Santa Barbara project (TV series), and these are 2137 episodes.

The plot tells about the life of the large Capwell family, their friends and rivals. There is both comedy and drama, the topics of medical ethics and even homosexuality are touched upon. Love lines are striking in their intricacy. When it seems that at least something has finally cleared up, "Santa Barbara" (TV series) makes a new turn, and instead of the long-awaited happy ending, the heroes are waiting for another ordeal.

Wild Angel

This series broke all records in popularity in the late 90s, so this is in some ways the best melodrama of all time.

The main character performed by Natalia Oreiro won me over with her naivety, courage and kindness. Millions of girls wanted to look like Cholito and wore a red cap with a peak back.

The series tells about a poor girl who grew up in an orphanage and got a job as a maid in the rich house of the Di Carlo family. Milagros is a real tomboy, but, having met the master's son Ivo, she becomes another victim of his charm. Ivo himself is not particularly interested in the unpretentious Milli at first. He is more attracted to the sultry beauty he met at the disco. The young man managed torecognize her as a street girl. The couple constantly quarrel, then reconcile.

The situation is aggravated by the fact that Ivo's parents are not at all happy with their son's passion for an ill-mannered maid. However, the mother of Federico Di Carlo, Doña Angelica, takes the side of the girl, seeing in her a long-lost granddaughter. The old lady has no idea how right she is.

In addition to the adventures of the main couple, the life of the other inhabitants of the house is also shown. And it is no less turbulent: the master's daughter falls in love with a clunky driver, the mother of the family hides more than one skeleton in the closet, the bride Ivo turns tricks with his father… And this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Poor Nastya

In addition to foreign ones, there are also interesting Russian melodrama series. The most striking and spectacular is "Poor Nastya". In addition to Russia, the series was shown in 34 other countries, and it was very popular.

Anna Platonova (baptized Anastasia) is a beautiful talented girl raised by Baron Korf as her own child. She is predicted to have a bright future on the theater stage. But in fact, she is a serf, which at first no one knows about, except for the son of Baron Korf Vladimir. The young baron has mixed feelings for the girl: he both likes and dislikes her, since he does not want to share his father's love with her. The situation is aggravated by the fact that Vladimir's best friend, Prince Mikhail Repnin, falls in love with Anna.

After the death of Baron Korf, relations with neighbors, the princes Dolgoruky, who want to join theto their lands the estate of Korf.

And again the question becomes open: who are Anna's parents and why did old Korf take her up?

Asian TV Shows

If you want something more unusual, but no less interesting, pay attention to the mini-series (melodramas) that are filmed in South Korea or Japan. In terms of intensity of passions, plot development, dynamics, they are an order of magnitude higher than Argentinean or Brazilian “soap”, and they do not have American vulgarity.

Spy Men Wol

The story tells about the love between North Korean agent Myung Wol and South Korean popular actor and singer Kang Woo.

Myung Wol is a North Korean sergeant who missed the opportunity to get into the department she was interested in because of her own momentary inattention. This oversight will lead to a series of incredible adventures. Deciding to achieve what she wants at any cost, the girl tries to correct her mistake and goes on a secret mission to hostile South Korea. As befits a good spy, without notifying anyone about it. The spontaneous decision of the girl turned out to be only in the hands of the military leadership, and Myung Wol gets the task to marry the star of South Korea Kang Woo. And everything would be fine, but Myung Wol is completely devoid of female charm and has no idea how to communicate with men.

Kang Woo, a wayward and arrogant handsome man, treats women as a beautiful interior decoration and does not at all seek to put a ring on his finger. He is more interested in the mystery of his father's death and the search for a mysterious criminal. And some strangethe little girl causes only pity and little interest.

Throughout 18 episodes you will not be bored, even despite the somewhat banal and fabulous plot.

Score in the last second

Melodramas about love can also be filmed by Japan. And good ones.

Naoki is a young handsome guy who plays basketball professionally and dreams of getting into the big sport. And for this he has everything you need. Everything except self-confidence. It is because of this that he fails one game after another.

Riko is a talented violinist, but, like Naoki, she is so insecure that she cannot find a worthy place for her and is interrupted by random concerts.

Moving into a new apartment, she turns out to be Naoki's roommate. It seems that “two loneliness met”, but it was not there. Naoki has a fiancée whom he seems to love, Riko starts courting a positive in all respects man, who also seems to like the girl.

Will they be able to overcome all obstacles and defeat their own "cockroaches" in order to be together, or would they prefer to remain just friends?

Whatever series you choose, just enjoy it. After all, the best melodrama of all time is different for everyone, and not necessarily one.