Love in the Time of Cholera 2007

Love in the Time of Cholera

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Though beautifully filmed, the makers of Love in the Time of Cholera fail to transfer the novel's magic to the screen.

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Movie Info

When Florentino Ariza (Javier Bardem) sees Fermina Daza (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) through a villa window, it is love at first sight. Though a man of modest means, Florentino's skill as a poet awakens a similar passion within Fermina. But Fermina's father disapproves of the affair and vows to keep the lovers apart. Fermina eventually marries an aristocratic doctor (Benjamin Bratt), and they move to Paris. Florentino, however, still loves Fermina and patiently waits for a chance to be with her again.
  • Rating:
    R (Sexual Content/Nudity|Brief Language)
  • Genre:
    romance, drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Mike Newell
  • Producer:
    Scott Steindorff
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $4.6M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Stone Village Productions, New Line Cinema
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Javier Bardem
Florentino Ariza
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Fermina Daza
Benjamin Bratt
Juvenal Urbino
John Leguizamo
Lorenzo Daza
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Hildebranda Sanchez
Liev Schreiber
Lotario Thurgot
Laura Harring
Sara Noriega
Héctor Elizondo
Don Leo
Fernanda Montenegro
Tránsito Ariza
Mike Newell
Director
Ronald Harwood
Writer
Scott Steindorff
Producer
Affonso Beato
Cinematographer
Wolf Kroeger
Production Design
Mick Audsley
Film Editor
Marit Allen
Costume Designer
Antonio Pinto
Original Music
Felipe Aljure
Casting
Danny Greenspun
Executive Producer
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Audience Reviews for Love in the Time of Cholera

  • Jan 26, 2013
    It was a bit too long and boring at times. Though it had an interesting love story, it failed to deliver properly. I did like the simplistic storylines, kinda tragic but dealt with a great amount of lessons in life.
    Sylvester K Super Reviewer
  • Apr 20, 2011
    There is two side of coins here, the waiting for love are very Good and may call it legend. But the way Ariza wait is stunning. But i wont use it as guide... How you remember the names and how you do it, and placed it in a diary? :))
    Dedy N C Super Reviewer
  • Apr 17, 2011
    A man obsesses/loves a woman over the course of fifty-three years. In this adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's lush novel, I could easily tell the sections of dialogue/narration that were taken from his book. In these sections, the language was so rich that I couldn't help but be sucked into the world Marquez created. And in this world the obsession that wracks Florentino makes sense; it almost seems reasonable to equate obsession with love. However, the film's principal flaw is its unevenness - the disconnect between the banality of the situations, cinematography, and acting and the elevation of the main conflict. By the end of the film, it was almost as though I was reading a great book that was getting interrupted by a bad imitation of the book. Also, I wondered throughout most of the film how we're meant to feel about Florentino. Is he elevated as a hero, or should we pity him? The story's conclusion and the fact that he is rewarded with sex with over 600 women while he waits for the object of his obsession makes me lean toward the former option, but what does this say about love? Is love really obsession? Should we really consider such impracticality admirable? In real life, wouldn't Florentino's behavior be tantamount to stalking? The only moment when Florentino is put up for ridicule and question involves him writing a bill of lading as a love poem, and this scene is welcome in the film's larger context. Yet it also contributes to the unevenness of the film because the ridicule is almost immediately abandoned. Overall, I really wanted to like <i>Love in the Time of Cholera</i>, but the film lacks the singular purpose and consistency of it hero.
    Jim H Super Reviewer
  • Dec 17, 2009
    Love is a very weird thing.
    Wahida K Super Reviewer
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