Alfred keeps you guessing. Federico makes you long for the bizarre. And Jean-Luc makes you feel like you’re hanging with the cool kids.

Dream dates? Debatable. But Hitchcock, Fellini, and Godard are definitely entertaining blokes.

Problem is, guys of such caliber are rarely available by the time you commit to a Blockbuster night. But you’re likely to get lucky at Odd Obsession, a rare rental haven for film buffs whose shelves are stocked with hard-to-find cult classics, indie favorites, and foreign titles. Tired of weak prequels? Choose from Italian horror, French New Wave, Russian classics, and spaghetti Westerns. They also have the complete Criterion Collection — from Antonioni to Truffaut — for a mere three bucks a pop for three nights.

With that kind of company, you’re sure never to have a dull evening.

And that beats a storybook romance any day.

Odd Obsession, 1659 North Halsted Street, between North Avenue and Willow Street (312-573-9910).