The Notebook (2004)

A poor and passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman and gives her a sense of freedom. They soon are separated by their social differences.

Director:

Nick Cassavetes

Writers:

Jeremy Leven (screenplay), Jan Sardi (adaptation),

Stars:

Gena Rowlands, James Garner, Rachel McAdams

11 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Ivey	...	Rower
Gena Rowlands	...	Allie Calhoun
Starletta DuPois	...	Nurse Esther
James Garner	...	Duke
Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas	...	Nurse Keith
Ed Grady	...	Harry
Renée Amber	...	Nurse at Counter
Jennifer Echols	...	Nurse Selma
Geoffrey Knight	...	Barker
Kevin Connolly	...	Fin
Ryan Gosling	...	Noah
Heather Wahlquist	...	Sara Tuffington
Rachel McAdams	...	Allie
Andrew Schaff	...	Matthew Jamison III
Matt Shelly	...	Seabrook Boy

Storyline

In a nursing home, resident Duke reads a romance story for an old woman who has senile dementia with memory loss. In the late 1930s, wealthy seventeen year-old Allie Hamilton is spending summer vacation in Seabrook. Local worker Noah Calhoun meets Allie at a carnival and they soon fall in love with each other. One day, Noah brings Allie to an ancient house that he dreams of buying and restoring and they make love. But Allie's parents do not approve of their romance since Noah belongs to another social class, and they travel to New York with her. Noah writes 365 letters to Allie, but her mother Anne Hamilton does not deliver them to her daughter. Three years later, the United States joins the World War II and Noah and his best friend Fin enlist in the army, and Allie works as an army nurse. She meets injured soldier Lon Hammond in the hospital. After the war, they meet each other again and Lon, who is wealthy and handsome, proposes. Meanwhile Noah buys and restores the old house and ...

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Plot Keywords:

letter | promise | love | nursing home | carnival | 

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Taglines:

Behind every great love is a great story.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

New Line Cinema Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 June 2004 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Les pages de notre amour

Filming Locations:

Cypress Gardens - 3030 Cypress Gardens Road, Moncks Corner, South Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$29,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$367,073 (Japan) (4 February 2005)

Gross:

$55,368 (USA) (10 October 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Gran Via, Avery Pix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling were both born in London, Ontario, Canada. Walt Whitman, quoted in the classroom scene ("Do I contradict myself?") and other parts of the movie, had a long friendship with 19th century London, Ontario, psychiatrist Dr. Maurice Bucke, which was depicted in the film Beautiful Dreamer (2006) .

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Goofs

When Allie and Lon are going out on a date and getting out from a car, a theatre is visible across the street with On the Town on the marquee.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nurse Selma: Excuse me. Come on, honey, let's get you ready for bed

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Connections

Referenced in Kuroi gashû: Himo (2005)

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Soundtracks

Alabamy Home
(1937)
Written by Duke Ellington and Dave Ringle
Performed by Aaron Zigman

User Reviews

Moves you deeply

The Notebook is one of my all-time favourite movies. Its a constant, and classic love story that makes you feel as if you are there watching it.. as if you are one of the characters, which makes the impact of the story just that much more real. There really are no words to describe how this movie makes you feel, but one thing is for sure... It will make you feel. After watching it, i've often just.. sat where i am and just thought about it. It's just one of those movies that you will think about 30 years after watching it, and still get that same feeling in your heart.. and you'll know that it touched you in one way or another. If you haven't seen it, you really are missing out... Its a classic!