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Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) -- 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.

Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   7,190 votes
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Director:

Mike Newell

Writers (WGA):

Ronald Harwood (screenplay)
Gabriel García Márquez (novel)

Contact:

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Release Date:

16 November 2007 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Romance more

Tagline:

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 synopsis

Plot Keywords:

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Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination more

User Comments:

Huge problems, however I guarantee you will enjoy it! more (100 total)


Cast

  (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 Aurelio’s Wife (as Liliana Alvarez Gonzalez)
Catalina Botero ... Ofelia Urbino - 40's
Miguel Angel Pazos Galindo ... Ofelia’s 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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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content/nudity and brief language.

Runtime:

139 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The melody in the song "Hay Amores" (Bolero) sung by Shakira in this film is based on an anonymous traditional popular song called "La Panaderita" (The little baker woman) from the small town of Torrecilla en Cameros, La Rioja, Spain. Whether intentionally or by pure coincidence is not clear. The lyrics in Shakira's song are totally different, of course. more

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The wedding of Dr. Juvenal Urbino and Fermina is a Modern Catholic Mass. Actually, during the late 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century a Traditional Latin Mass would had been conducted instead. more

Quotes:

Florentino Ariza: [updating his diary of conquests] Number 2: The widow Nazareth... Wouldn't stop talking about her dead husband... Very disturbing ! more

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-11-17)" (2007) more

Soundtrack:

Toccata from Symphony No 5 in F Op. 42 No 1 more


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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Huge problems, however I guarantee you will enjoy it!, 30 June 2008
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Well, first of all I truly enjoyed the movie. Even though it is not the best movie ever I still recommend to everyone. It is still a beautiful story which I think you would enjoy if you haven't read the book, and for those of you who have, it is very interesting to see how the director tries to capture Marquez's book in a movie.

The movie however has really big problems, the most important one, which is the main reason why I didn't think much of this movie is that it is in English. Its a huge mistake because all the language used in the book (which is beautiful) is just LOST, therefore the movie automatically looses most of its potential. Even worse than making the movie in English is making the main dialogs in English and the background dialogs in Spanish, it just doesn't make any sense. Its ridiculous. Finally, Giovanna Mezzogiorno's acting is not very good.

I have seen many comments and reviews that agree with what I just said; but as I said before, even if it isn't a really good film I still recommend it. You should see the movie, but most importantly, READ the book!!!

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