Film2007139 min

Love in the Time of Cholera

Name: Love in the Time of Cholera
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2007
Duration: 139 min
Cast: Javier Bardem, Unax Ugalde, Benjamin Bratt, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Héctor Elizondo

Taste attributes: dramaromancevehiclesslowtried & testedheavyrealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers all

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"How long would you wait for love?"

Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, moving romantic drama, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.6 /10

TMDB · 275 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.

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