England 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.England 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.England 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.
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- 14 wins & 33 nominations
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- TriviaThe narrator is Julie Christie. A half century earlier, Ms Christie starred in the film Fahrenheit 451 (1966), adapted from the Ray Bradbury novel that was prominently featured in Bookshop.
- GoofsInside the bookshop, modern Penguin Clothbound Classics can be seen on the shelves. These editions were put out in the last 20 years, bound to look like older styles, but are, indeed, recent publications.
- Quotes
Edmund Brundish: Old age is not the same thing as historical interest. Otherwise you and I would be far more interesting than we are.
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A sensitive and thought-provoking Spanish/British film compellingly directed by Isabel Coixet
A charming and attractive movie set in England 1959 at a small East Anglian town dealing with a stubborn woman called Florence Green : Emilio Mortimer , who attempts to create a bookshop and along the way she amasses a series of obstacles and opposition by some local powers . Then she faces off egoístic local population and other inconveniences , exception for a good-tempered and amiable lonely man : Bill Nighy who helps her . A town that lacks a bookshop is not always a town that wants one! A town without a bookshop is no a town at all.
Enjoyable and feeling drama , adding social habits of a small community at a coastal little town . The main premise results to be the following : is there a place for opening a bookshop in a small town that may not want one ¿. Concerning the peculiar life of an obstinate widow and a loner widower , both of them extremely enthusiasts of reading and books . Two solitary beings whose lives to be intersected thanks to books as Lolita by Vladimir Nabokob and notorious writers as Ray Bradbury : Farenheit 451 . Emily Mortimer is pretty good as the free-spirited entrepreneur who attempts to bring a cultural awakening and Bill Nighy is splendid as the reclusive book loving widower . Along with other secondaries as Patricia Clarson playing the polite but ruthless local grand Lady, Michael Fitzgerald , Francés Barber , James Lance , among others
Special mention for the brilliant and luxurious cinematography by Jean Claude Larrieu. As well as agreeable and evocative musical score by Alfonso de Villalonga . The motion picture was competently directed by the Spanish filmmaker Isabel Coixet following her ordinary feeling style . Coixet e is a fine professional , and she is sually the camera operator of her movies . Isabel is a nice craftsman who has made thoughtful and heartful films , such as : A los que Aman , Map of Sounds of Tokyo , Another me, The Secret Life of Words , Things I Never Told You , Endless Night , Learning to Drive, Elisa and Mariela . And his greatest hits were Another Me , Bookshop. She also has made some documentary and shorts as Proyecto Tiempo , Sea Aral, Espíritu de la Pintura , Marea Blanca , Marlango, Spain in a Day and a segment of París Je taim , among others . The Bookshop rating : 7/ 10. Well worth watching . Better than average .
Enjoyable and feeling drama , adding social habits of a small community at a coastal little town . The main premise results to be the following : is there a place for opening a bookshop in a small town that may not want one ¿. Concerning the peculiar life of an obstinate widow and a loner widower , both of them extremely enthusiasts of reading and books . Two solitary beings whose lives to be intersected thanks to books as Lolita by Vladimir Nabokob and notorious writers as Ray Bradbury : Farenheit 451 . Emily Mortimer is pretty good as the free-spirited entrepreneur who attempts to bring a cultural awakening and Bill Nighy is splendid as the reclusive book loving widower . Along with other secondaries as Patricia Clarson playing the polite but ruthless local grand Lady, Michael Fitzgerald , Francés Barber , James Lance , among others
Special mention for the brilliant and luxurious cinematography by Jean Claude Larrieu. As well as agreeable and evocative musical score by Alfonso de Villalonga . The motion picture was competently directed by the Spanish filmmaker Isabel Coixet following her ordinary feeling style . Coixet e is a fine professional , and she is sually the camera operator of her movies . Isabel is a nice craftsman who has made thoughtful and heartful films , such as : A los que Aman , Map of Sounds of Tokyo , Another me, The Secret Life of Words , Things I Never Told You , Endless Night , Learning to Drive, Elisa and Mariela . And his greatest hits were Another Me , Bookshop. She also has made some documentary and shorts as Proyecto Tiempo , Sea Aral, Espíritu de la Pintura , Marea Blanca , Marlango, Spain in a Day and a segment of París Je taim , among others . The Bookshop rating : 7/ 10. Well worth watching . Better than average .
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- Filming locations
- Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK(Town of Hardborough exteriors)
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- Budget
- $5,400,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,588,150
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $75,736
- Aug 26, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $12,062,146
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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