SummaryBased on Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez' novel, Love in the Time of Cholera is one of the world's most romantic stories. The drama traces the Job-like vigil of Florentino Ariza, who waits for more than half a century to claim the hand of Fermina Daza, the woman he loves. (New Line Cinema)
Directed By:Mike Newell
Written By:Ronald Harwood, Gabriel García Márquez
Love in the Time of Cholera
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It’s a well-crafted, handsome period piece, and pleasant to watch, but the intensity of an obsessional style--something that matches Florentino’s crazy single-mindedness--is beyond Newell’s range. The director of “Donnie Brasco” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral” doesn’t paint with the camera; he doesn’t seize on certain visual motifs, as he should, and turn them into the equivalent of a lover’s devotion to fetishes.
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Shot on location in vibrant Cartagena, the film's strong suit is aesthetic. Cinematographer Alfonso Beato, designer Wolf Kroeger and costume designer Marit Allen evoke aged exotic locales, rugged rural settings and dimly lit period interiors. A closing, aerial image has a breathtaking, spiritual beauty.
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Mar 29, 2014
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incredible....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Very Good
Feb 4, 2015
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First 1 hour is very very boring.I didn't watch rest of the movie.Some one was saying it better towards the end.......................................
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This romantic drama by director Mike Newell preserves the odd playfulness of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's international best seller but sacrifices its eroticism and intricate nonlinear plotting.
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More mediocre than magical.
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Is love a disease, as Marquez possibly wanted us to believe? Maybe, but in the case of this adaptation, it’s more of a laughing sickness.
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Is there another great modern writer so hard to translate successfully into cinema? Saul Bellow? Again, it's all in the language. The only thing Saul and Gabo have in common is the Nobel Prize. Now that's interesting.
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As for the splendid Spaniard Javier Bardem, now knocking socks off in "No Country for Old Men," his lot is worst of all. He's miscast as the romantic Florentino.
Nov 12, 2012
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You can't just take a novel, no matter how great, and translate it to script word for word. Chances are, you'll need to make adjustments. Because if you don't, you get an indolent, sporadic lump of doo-doo like this. Insufferable.
Production Company:
- New Line Cinema
- Stone Village Pictures
- Cholera Love Productions
- Grosvenor Park Media
- Warner Bros. Pictures Mexico
Release Date:Nov 16, 2007
Duration:2 h 19 m
Rating:R
Tagline:How long would you wait for love?
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 4 Nominations
Hispanic Heritage Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
