Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera

How long would you wait for love?

Directed by Mike Newell

Produced by New Line Cinema, Summit Entertainment

2007139 min6.7 / 10

A sweeping, melancholic meditation on enduring love across decades, tracing the arc from youthful passion through separation and marriage to a final, tender reunion.

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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  • Is Love in the Time of Cholera sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does Love in the Time of Cholera end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Love in the Time of Cholera scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Love in the Time of Cholera easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is Love in the Time of Cholera violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity81

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Surprise30

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Love55

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