Liev Schreiber, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt

A love triangle set in turn-of-the-century South America, where two lovers wait out careers, marriages, affairs and deaths until they can reunite.

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49% liked it

8,340 ratings

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27% liked it

107 critics

R, 2 hrs. 18 min.

Directed by: Mike Newell

Release Date: November 16, 2007

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DVD Release Date: March 18, 2008

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  • June 1, 2009
    You would think this movie would work. Florentino finds his soul mate (Fermina) while just a kid, but her father will not bless the marriage, so Florentino waits 50 years while she marries, had kids and her husband dies before he courts Fermina once again. Using the same actor ...( read more)to play a 20 year old and a 70 year old needs a lot of make up - especially if the 70 year old is naked.
  • March 29, 2009
    An enchanting story which doesn't deliver quite as much as it should. The cinematography is excellent and the acting is well done. The script is a bit long, the title is horrible and the make-up suffered in some areas. Mezzogiomo didn't capture the essence of her character for...( read more) me. The film is an above average work of art, but it could have been a masterpiece if the script and directing had been handled a bit more efficiently.
  • February 28, 2009
    Love in the Time of Cholera is a very nice drama/romance. The story spands fifty years between two people. During this time they are in love but are unable to wed against her father's wishes....will both of them find one another again and be still in love??? you should watch and ...( read more)find out.
  • June 29, 2008
    Not even Javier could save this steaming pile of horseshit!
  • June 5, 2008
    This film had potential but was easily destroyed by the poor concept and bad execution. The make-up was pathetic, the directing was just average, it seemed like it was done by an amateur filmmaker who just graduated film school. I have problems with the language they spoke. Its s...( read more)upposed to be in Colombia where people speaks Spanish, not choppy and unpleasant English. The plot of the film really did have potential but it was butchered by the people who was behind it. It ended up just like those generic love stories that knows no borders.

    But on the other hand, at least the lush visuals and colorful landscapes at least upped the films ante even for a little bit. It felt like you are just watching the film because of the rich texture of the landscape, never minding the unfolding plot.

    Javier Bardem loses his mop top bowl cut and takes on a charming young man of 20th century Colombia. His performance is quite okay but his chop socky accent is just too painful to hear. Female lead Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Benjamin Bratt were just okay.

    "Cholera" is an okay film, I enjoyed the rich background but the make-up was just pathetic. 2.5
  • November 4, 2009
    "Hay amores que se vuelven resistentes a los daños,
    como el vino que mejora con los años,
    así crece lo que siento yo por ti."
  • October 29, 2009
    Tried to watch it, but I was just bored outta my mind.
  • October 28, 2009
    this is a beautiful love story. I prefer the book but the movie was very good too.
  • October 27, 2009
    benjamin bratt!!! XD
  • October 3, 2009
    A love triangle set in turn-of-the-century South America, where two lovers wait out careers, marriages, affairs and deaths until they can reunite. However, after seeing it, I doubt what love is. I'm not sure about it now.

Critic Reviews


November 16, 2007
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Mike Newell's handsome adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novel looks lovely, but feels lifeless; the chemistry between the main characters just isn't there. full review

November 16, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

[Actress Mezzogiorno] finds the story's emotion by resisting the tug of the movie into grandeur. full review

November 16, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

If you've seen Gone With the Wind, you've seen what Love in the Time of Cholera isn't. full review

November 16, 2007
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

That's really missing is a sense of rapture -- a touch of magic on this course through the decades. full review

November 16, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Is there another great modern writer so hard to translate successfully into cinema? full review

November 15, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Though Love is a handsome production, it lacks the novel's distinctive blend of passionate intensity and fanciful whimsy. full review

November 15, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Forget the heat of passion: The movie never breaks a sweat. full review

November 15, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

The overambitious script [tries] to hold onto too much of the sprawling novel. full review

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Comments


  • blackroseofthundera
    January 12, 2009
    I have read the book. Rented the movie, it was incredible. Very passionatly enchanting. "How long will you wait for love?"..... Forever.
  • ciclope1eye
  • HELLAdown
    November 12, 2007
    HELLA WANNA SEE iT......i'VE HEARD iT SO ROMANTiC..WHiCH iS WHAT i NEED.............
  • njudith26
    October 18, 2007
    Garcia Marquez is one of the most important authors. I read all his novels. This one is fabolous. But I prefer the movie be interpreted by Latin Actors.
  • njudith26
    October 18, 2007
    I read the novel, and is one of my favorities. But i don even imagine it in English.
  • lizzellotte
    April 11, 2007
    This book is by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, colombian writer. Definitely will see it!

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