Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Benjamin Bratt | ... | Dr. Juvenal Urbino | |
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Gina Bernard Forbes | ... | Digna Pardo |
Giovanna Mezzogiorno | ... | Fermina Urbino | |
Javier Bardem | ... | Florentino Ariza | |
Marcela Mar | ... | America Vicuña | |
Juan Ángel | ... | Marco Aurelio - 40's | |
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Liliana Gonzalez | ... | Marco Aurelio's Wife (as Liliana Alvarez Gonzalez) |
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Catalina Botero | ... | Ofelia Urbino - 40's |
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Miguel Angel Pazos Galindo | ... | Ofelia's Husband |
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Maria Cecilia Herrera | ... | Urbino's Sweet Wife |
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Luis Fernando Hoyos | ... | Urbino Urbino |
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Carlos Duplat | ... | Mourner |
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Francisco Raul Linero | ... | Mourner |
Unax Ugalde | ... | Florentino - Teen | |
Liev Schreiber | ... | Lotario Thugut |
In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader. Ariza is persistent, writing her constantly, serenading, speaking poetically of love. Her father tries to keep them apart, and then, one day, she sees this love as an illusion. She's soon married to Urbino, a cultured physician, and for years, Ariza carries a torch, finding solace in the arms of women, loving none. After Urbino's fall, are Ariza's hopes delusional? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
We all know the book is fantastic, but since the beginning I thought it was going to be difficult to capture its magic in a film, so I went to see it without too high expectations. There were some details that I found great, for example the music, the scenery, the colors etc. BUT I think the feeling of the story couldn't be reached nor transmitted at all, and the acting was below average. To me, the characters at the film were not interesting at all -anything could have been changed from the book and I wouldn't have cared- they were simply "other people". Shakira's (Colombian singer) songs with amazing tropical shots at the background are the best this film has to offer.