Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera

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Love in the Time of Cholera

Liev Schreiber, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt, Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno

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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  • 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
  • December 17, 2009
    Not very interesting and quite long.
  • December 11, 2009
    Live in the time of Cholera is one of my favourite books. The main characters: Fermina and Florentino are extreme, but this what makes them unique and strange. Florentino's stalking actions reflect his passion in time where death is so close (Cholera and old age). Bardem's perfor...( read more)mance could have been better.
  • November 22, 2009
    Los que leyeron la novela seguramente no quedaron conformes, por lo menos es lo que me paso a mi. No esta mal hecha pero como que no tiene fuerza. Las caracterizaciones me parecieron bastante pobres tambien.
  • November 17, 2009
    The Best for people who enjoy ROMANCE movies
  • November 11, 2009
    Tells a love story about one man's grand love for a woman who marries another. To be exact, he loved and longed for her for fifty one years, nine months and four days. Giovana Mezzogiorno's performance was amazing! Here one can view the development of her character throughout the...( read more) stages of her ilfe,from her youth through her old age. Javier Bardem is an excellent actor, carried his character well. The settings were well captured too, the very essence of Columbia, a very period feel during the 1800s. A fantastic adaptation from the book.

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