However, in this documentary, each of the people interviewed realize the boundaries between fantasy and reality. They may be obsessed with romance novels, but instead of trying to form their lives around a fantasy, they explore elements of the fantasy they desire with their partners.
I thought it was interesting to see how much romance novels touched people around the world. Overall, this was an insightful documentary.
"Five heroes, four Continents, one dream of true love. Because real life begins where Harlequin novels end..."
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In India, the books give Shumita hope that her straying husband will return.
In Japan, housewife Hiroko yearns to make fantasy reality with her handsome ballroom dancing teacher.
And in the UK, mother-of-three Shirly rifles through the books for ideas on how to keep her marriage spicy.
But it's not only the female readers who dream of a perfect romance. New York model Stephen has been on over 200 Mills & Boon covers, but can't find his true love.
While romance novelist Gill Sanderson is in fact a pensioner called Roger, writing from a caravan in the North of England.
Guilty pleasures explores our universal struggle to reconcile inner fantasy with the tragicomic truths of real-life relationships.
That is a cool universal outlook!
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