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| Release Date: |
November 16, 2007 |
| On DVD: |
March 18, 2008 |
| Genre: |
Drama, Romance |
| Running Time: |
138 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for sex content/nudity and brief language. |
| Director: |
Mike Newell |
| Writer: |
Ronald Harwood |
| Cast: |
Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Hector Elizondo, Liev Schreiber, Fernanda Motenegro, Laura Harring, John Leguizamo |
Based on Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novel and adapted by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood ("The Pianist"), "Love in the Time of Cholera" is one of the world's most romantic stories. The drama traces the Job-like vigil of Florentino Ariza, who waits for more than half a century to claim the hand of Fermina Daza, the woman he loves. Directed by Mike Newell ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "Four Weddings and Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: C-
While some of the year's strongest films of 2007 have stemmed from difficult novel-to-film translations ( There Will Be Blood, Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Atonement), the big screen adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's famous novel Love in the Time of Cholera proves to be a disappointment. Boasting a nice production value and a touching performance from Javier Bardem, Mike Newell's ( Four Wedding and a Funeral, Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire) translation is far too thorough and literal-minded to be taken in a single sitting.
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