The 2005 French film To Paint or Make Love (French: Peindre ou faire l'amour), directed by Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu, is a romantic comedy-drama that explores themes of art, desire, and aging. It was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.  Core Features & Plot  To Paint or Make Love (2005)

2. To Make Love To: Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Directed by Ang Lee, shot by Rodrigo Prieto. Do not dismiss this as “just a drama.” It is one of the most sensual, visually poetic films of 2005.

The story follows a long-married, affluent couple, William and Madeleine Lasserre, who lead a tidy and faithful life in Paris. After their only daughter leaves for Italy, William, a meteorologist, decides on early retirement.

Their transformation begins after Madeleine meets Adam (Sergi López), the town's cultured and blind mayor, while out painting. William and Madeleine soon befriend Adam and his younger, attractive wife Eva (Amira Casar). What starts as a simple friendship quickly escalates into a "slippery slope of pleasure and guilt" as the two couples begin an erotic exploration that involves swapping partners. Themes and Cinematic Style

The story follows William (Daniel Auteuil), a recently retired meteorologist, and his wife Madeleine (Sabine Azéma), an amateur painter. Living a comfortable but perhaps overly tidy life in Paris, their world shifts when they move to a rustic house in the scenic Vercors mountains of the French Alps.