A poor yet passionate young man falls in love with a rich young woman, giving her a sense of freedom, but they are soon separated because of their social differences.

Director:

Nick Cassavetes

Writers:

Jeremy Leven (screenplay), Jan Sardi (adaptation) | 1 more credit »
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Cast

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

In a nursing home, resident Duke reads a romance story to 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 attempt to make love but get interrupted by their friend. Allie's parents do not approve of their romance since Noah belongs to another social class, and they move to New York with her. Noah writes 365 letters (A Year) 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 going on dates and then, Lon, who is wealthy and ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Behind every great love is a great story.

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Certificate:

PG | See all certifications »

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Trivia

To improve the relationship between the leads, director Nick Cassavetes staged an intervention by bringing them into a room where they could air all the grievances they had with each other and work something out. They soon patched up their differences, enough to become a real-life couple for some time. See more »

Goofs

When Allie walks into Noah's barn and admires his carpentry, the right side of her blue scarf changes from behind her back to her front to her back again in continuous shots without the film ever showing her physically moving it herself. See more »

Quotes

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

The love scenes had to be toned down to avoid an R rating in the United States. The footage is featured on the DVD as deleted scenes. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Conan: Betty White's Bud in Bieber's Bong (2013) See more »

Soundtracks

I'll Be Seeing You
(1937)
Music by Sammy Fain
Lyrics by Irving Kahal
Performed by Jimmy Durante
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing
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Just beautiful!
3 February 2005 | by punk_rawk_princezSee all my reviews

This amazing love story can be enjoyed by all. The Notebook is not one of those cheesy chick flicks that often come out, it is a brilliantly written intriguing story about two young lovers that most people can relate to.

Even most males will agree that this movie pulls at your heart strings. Filled with fabulous quotes, and sentimental moments I found this movie to be one of the best I've seen. I got to know both main characters and found myself relating to each of them. Most of us remember our first love and that strong connection we had with them. This movie makes us think of what could have been and gives us a fresh look at the meaning of true love. I recommend this movie to anyone with a heart.


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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 June 2004 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Diario de una pasión See more »

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Box Office

Budget:

$29,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,464,745, 27 June 2004

Gross USA:

$81,001,787

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$117,815,157
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2.35 : 1
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