Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera

2007 · 139 min · EN · R · 6.6 (349 votes)
Dir. Mike Newell · Starring Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo, Fernanda Montenegro, Catalina Sandino Moreno · Music Antonio Pinto

How long would you wait for love?

DramaRomance

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.

VIBE

A sweeping, melancholic epic spanning decades. It feels like a beautifully aged letter, full of unrequited passion and the quiet ache of time passing. A slow, romantic burn for those who appreciate enduring, if complicated, devotion.

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