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Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
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16 November 2007 (USA) moreTagline:
How long would you wait for love?Plot:
Florentino, rejected by the beautiful Fermina at a young age, devotes much of his adult life to carnal affairs as a desperate attempt to heal his broken heart. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Amazing book. Wonderful story. Great film. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Benjamin Bratt | ... | Dr. Juvenal Urbino | |
| Gina Bernard Forbes | ... | Digna Pardo | |
| Giovanna Mezzogiorno | ... | Fermina Urbino | |
| Javier Bardem | ... | Florentino Ariza | |
| Marcela Mar | ... | America Vicuña | |
| Juan Ángel | ... | Marco Aurelio - 40's | |
| Liliana Gonzalez | ... | Marco Aurelios Wife (as Liliana Alvarez Gonzalez) | |
| Catalina Botero | ... | Ofelia Urbino - 40's | |
| Miguel Angel Pazos Galindo | ... | Ofelias Husband | |
| Maria Cecilia Herrera | ... | Urbino's Sweet Wife | |
| Luis Fernando Hoyos | ... | Urbino Urbino | |
| Carlos Duplat | ... | Mourner | |
| Francisco Raul Linero | ... | Mourner | |
| Unax Ugalde | ... | Florentino - Teen | |
| Liev Schreiber | ... | Lotario Thugut |
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Rated R for sexual content/nudity and brief language.Parents Guide:
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139 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Singapore:M18 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:16 | Argentina:16 | Chile:Y7 | Germany:6 | Ireland:15A | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-13 | Sweden:7 | USA:R (certificate #43604) | Peru:14 | Japan:PG-12 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | UK:15Fun Stuff
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Producer Scott Steindorff spent over 3 years courting Gabriel García Márquez for the rights to the book telling him that he was Florentino and wouldn't give up until he got the rights. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: When Dr. Juvenal Urbino visits Florentino Ariza he asks him what kind of music Ariza likes. "The music of Carlos Gardel", Ariza answers. The time of the action is somewhere between 1890 and 1895. Gardel was born between (the date is not confirmed) 1883 and 1897. So, he was just a kid at that time, and he couldn't be known at all as the famous singer that died in a plane crash in Medellin (Colombia) in 1935, at the age of 48 or 52. moreQuotes:
Florentino Ariza: [Surprising her in her house] Fermina I have waited for this opportunity for 51 years, nine months and four days. That is... how long I have loved you from the first moment I cast eyes on you un... until now.Fermina Urbino: Florentino Ariza... get out of here! Get out!
Fermina Urbino: [cut to Ariza reading a letter from Fermina while we hear her words:] Florentino Ariza, you are a dreadful, insensitive human being. How dare you enter my house on the day my beloved husband died and utter such monstrous, ridiculous sentiments? You have put me in a mortal rage, which has caused me to think about you without wanting to. Do you understand? I do not want to think about you. Stay out of my life.
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Featured in "HBO First Look: The Making of 'Love in the Time of Cholera' (#14.29)" (2007) moreSoundtrack:
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Love in the Time of Cholera is one of my top five favorite books of all time. I was so excited when I heard it was being made into a movie. I'm one of those who approve of books being made into films, as long as they reasonably stick to the novel, because they bring a new perspective and life to the story.
However, I had read nothing but horrible things about this film before I went to see it. Now that I have, all I can say to all those who had only negative things to say is: HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK? "Love in the Time of Cholera" retains the same authenticity and tone on the screen as it did on the page. Yes, the characters are strange people, but that is what makes them memorable; we see parts of ourselves in them and parts of their culture that molded them into who they were. Bardem's Florentino is being called a "creepy" "stalker", but his actions in the novel are no different then those on the screen and reflect the passion and desperation of the world he lives in. Fermina is being called "cold" and "unlikable", but in the novel that's what she is; a haughty, proud woman who keeps her heart buried.
I know the number of bad reviews out there will undoubtedly outnumber the good ones. I don't care. I urge you to go see this film. The novel it follows is a classic and is one of the greatest love stories of all time. Its characters are not perfect, they are human. The scenery, costumes, and overall atmosphere of the film are authentic and moving. But at the heart of the images, there is a love story that is timeless, character traits that hit close to home, and a happy ending that it seems few of us find.
This is why we watch movies. It's not the entertainment, the celebrities, or the technological feats. It is the stories that make us think, that cause us to question the world we live in. We all didn't watch "To Kill a Mockingbird" for the comedy or memorable performances (though they were). We watched it for the time it portrayed, the people it involved, and the message that made us ponder what our world was, is, and is going to be.
"Love in the Time of Cholera" is a movie about us. The faults, successes, failures, and dreams we all have. It is worth anyone's time to see it at least once.