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The Bookshop (2017)

Drama | 113 minutes
3,01 122 votes

Genre: Drama

Duration: 113 minuten

Alternative titles: La Librería / Der Buchladen der Florence Green

Country: United Kingdom / Spain / Germany / France

Directed by: Isabel Coixet

Stars: Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson and Bill Nighy

IMDb score: 6,5 (18.685)

Releasedate: 10 November 2017

The Bookshop plot

"A town that lacks a bookshop isn't always a town that wants one"

The film is set in a small town in the east of England in 1959. Florence Green, despite polite but ruthless local resistance, decides to open a bookshop. By exposing the locals to razor-sharp literature, such as Nabokov's Lolita and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, she reaps the benefits of a conservative town awakening.

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mrklm

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Fifteen years after her husband died on the battlefields of World War II, bookworm Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) realizes her dream when she buys The Old House in Harborough and opens a small bookshop. She quickly has an awkward encounter with Violet Gamart (Patricia Clarkson), a wealthy and highly influential woman who immediately lets Florence know she'd like to turn the bookshop into an arts center. Florence, however, is undeterred, and in doing so, she attracts the attention of Edmund Brundish (Bill Nighy), a wealthy man about whom many stories circulate and who rarely appears in public. It turns out that Edmund and Florence have at least one thing in common: a passion for literature.
Director Isabel Coixet adapted Penelope Fitzgerald's bestseller into a relatively simple story. She takes her time developing the characters, and Jean-Claude Larrieu's beautiful locations and loving cinematography ensure that you are gradually drawn into the intrigue. Mortimer's performance is sometimes a bit mannered, but the acting is generally excellent. Honor Kneafsey impresses as Florence's young assistant, and Bill Nighy and Patricia Clarkson are nothing short of sublime. Florence and Edmund's meeting on a small beach is a masterclass in acting and direction, as is the inevitable confrontation between Edmund and Violet. And for those who haven't read the book, there's a clever and satisfying twist at the end.

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Movsin

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Spanish filmmaker Isabel Coixet (always a good film!) brings us a picture of a sleepy British village ruled by a powerful woman, followed by a corrupt, servile clique that makes life unbearable for a tender, peace-loving, art-loving woman.

The film shows how unjust power can be. It didn't necessarily have to be a bookshop; any initiative couldn't go ahead without Mrs. Violet's approval... Some people get their kicks stepping on dreams...

Stunning casting, fully done justice by the trio Mortimer-Nighy-Clarkson.

Beautiful, often idyllic photography. The coastal scenes are exceptionally beautiful and often charming.

Deserves a better rating all around.

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james_cameron

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At times a bit silly, occasionally charming, and then surprisingly depressing, this drama about a determined widow (Emily Mortimer) who opens a bookshop in a small town in eastern England in 1959. Mortimer is fine, but most of the characters around her are caricatural, with the exception of the always reliable Bill Nighy, who delivers the best scenes. Ultimately, it's a somewhat strange, uneasy blend of humor and drama, but the film has its moments.

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