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The Bookshop is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Isabel Coixet, based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Penelope Fitzgerald, in which the lead character attempts against opposition to open a bookshop in the coastal town of Hardborough, Suffolk (a thinly-disguised version of Southwold).
- $9.7 million
- Alfonso Vilallonga
- $3.4 million
Aug 24, 2018 · Florence Green opens a bookshop in a conservative town in 1950s England, facing opposition and support from the locals. The film is directed by Isabel Coixet and stars Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy and Patricia Clarkson.
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A film adaptation of a novel by Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop follows Florence Green, a widow who opens a bookshop in a small seaside town in England and faces opposition from the local doyenne. The film has a quaint setting, a love story, and a controversial topic, but it is also slow, uneven, and underdeveloped. Read the review by Nell Minow to find out why this movie never comes together.
Movie Info. Florence Green, a free-spirited widow, puts grief behind her and risks everything to open up a bookshop -- the first such shop in the sleepy seaside town of Hardborough, England.
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- Isabel Coixet
- PG
- Emily Mortimer
A film adaptation of Penelope Fitzgerald's novel about a widow who opens a bookshop in a conservative town in 1959. The film explores her personal and cultural challenges, as well as the conflict with a local grand dame and a book lover.
The Bookshop. Free-spirited widow Florence Green risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative East Anglian coastal town. While bringing about a surprising cultural awakening through works by Ray Bradbury and Vladimir Nabokov. 2,041 IMDb 6.5 1 h 52 min 2018. X-Ray 13+. Drama · Emotional · Tense · Inspiring.
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