The Bookshop
Set in a small town in 1959 England, it is the story of a woman who decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.
1951
12 December 1949, Caterham, Surrey, England, UK
29 September 1975, UK
13 May 1958, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
14 April 1940, Chabua, Assam Province, British India [now Assam, India]
1 December 1971, London, England, UK
29 December 1959, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
3 July 1980, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
5 August 2004
February 19, 2018
Coixet's script is a long way off perfect, but it's the least of her problems; the second least is the film's dirge of a score, but even that's a bummer.
November 20, 2017
Its subversive undercurrent, embodied in fine performances by Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy, is what makes it really interesting.
April 17, 2018
The Catalan director [Isabel Coixet] tells the story, which takes place at the end of the '50s, without bombast, and with a sober, but romantic style. [Full review in Spanish]
February 19, 2018
Coixet's comfortable approach to Fitzgerald's material rarely rises above a simmer, favouring polite conversations laced with passive-aggressive intent.
April 16, 2018
An elegant story, precise and overcoming, though at times also a bit obvious. [Full Review in Spanish]
February 16, 2018
A fine, sensitive leading turn from Emily Mortimer helps shore up these quiet, lightly dust-covered proceedings, but can't quite put "The Bookshop" in the black.
May 22, 2018
Measured and thoughtful, yet emotionally unengaging...
April 11, 2018
The director appeals to classicism with constant conversations between her characters, subtle dialogues and stagings that affect the tranquility of this time and space of this place... [Full Review in Spanish]
February 16, 2018
It doesn't help that the film is pulverised by wall-to-wall narration.
May 02, 2018
Lovers of books and admirers of determination will embrace this enchanting film. I hope you will enjoy it, too.
February 19, 2018
Ironically, given the subject, the script is stilted, with actors often stuck on pause and not even the silver-tongued Nighy able to coax more than a laugh or two from his lines.
May 17, 2018
The Bookshop ends up as a fine advertisement for its namesake. Buy the book and stay home.
