Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
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| Release Date: | November 16, 2007 |
| On DVD: | March 18, 2008 |
| Genre: | Drama, Romance |
| 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 |
| Studio: | New Line Cinema |
| Official site: | loveinthetime.com |
| Running Time: | 138 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for sex content/nudity and brief language. |
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...
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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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