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in the Time of Cholera
Love
in the Time of Cholera
(15) 139 mins
"How long would you wait for love?"
Based on the novel by
Gabriel Garcia Marquez and directed by Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a
Funeral, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), this sweeping romantic
epic spans a half-century in the complex, magical and sensual city of Cartagena,
Colombia, and tells the story of a man who waits over fifty years for his one
true love. Academy Award nominee Javier Bardem stars as Florentino Ariza,
a poet and telegraph clerk who discovers his life's passion when he sees Fermina
Daza (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) through the window of her father's villa.
Through a series of passionate letters, Florentino gradually awakens the
beautiful young woman's heart, but her father is furious when he learns of the
affair, and vows to keep them apart forever. Years pass. Florentino,
now a wealthy ship owner, engages in a series of affairs but does not forget
Fermina. His heart is patient, and he will wait a lifetime for the chance
to be with her again.
"Bardem is a noble
presence, and the film has been shot and scored with eloquent understatement
" Variety
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