Love in the Time of Cholera
2007 · Movie · R · 139 min · ★ 6.7 · 35% critics
In late-19th-century Colombia, a young man falls deeply in love with a young woman and the two begin a secret courtship. Family pressure and social expectations pull them apart, but the feelings linger across decades as lives change, choices are made, and love is tested against time, duty, and desire.
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-10-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Critic score
- 35/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (410 votes)
- Budget
- $50,000,000
About
You may enjoy this if you like slow-burn, decades-spanning romances with a dreamy period feel and messy emotions; Not for you if you want tight pacing, subtle sexuality, or consistently strong performances like in Australia.
Pros: sweeping long-term romance; lush period atmosphere; memorable music | Cons: uneven acting; slow, rambling pacing; awkward accents, makeup
Themes
- dying and death
- ship
- marriage proposal
- new love
- based on novel or book
- marriage
- letter
- love letter
- cholera
- teacher
- principal
- doctor
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Javier Bardem
as Florentino Ariza
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
as Fermina Daza
Benjamin Bratt
as Juvenal Urbino
John Leguizamo
as Lorenzo Daza
Fernanda Montenegro
as Transito Ariza
Catalina Sandino Moreno
as Hildebranda Sanchez
Alicia Borrachero
as Escolastica
Liev Schreiber
as Lotario Thurgot
Laura Harring
as Sara Noriega
Héctor Elizondo
as Don Leo
Directed by Mike Newell