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title: "The Bookshop (DVD) [2018]"
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# The Bookshop (DVD) [2018]

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Based on Penelope Fitzgerald’s novel of the same name; The Bookshop is set in 1959, Florence Green (Emily Mortimer), a free-spirited widow, puts grief behind her and risks everything to open up a bookshop – the first such shop in the sleepy seaside town of Hardborough, England. Fighting damp, cold and considerable local apathy she struggles to establish herself but soon her fortunes change for the better.

## Product Details

- **Format:** PAL
- **Language:** English
- **Number Of Discs:** 1
- **Manufacturer:** Universal Pictures UK
- **Global Trade Identification Number:** 05053083173029

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    I Loved It
  

*by M***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2019*

This is a quiet film that somebody would find boring if they didn't enjoy character studies.  Opening a book store with the most sincere of desires to bring literature and the love of reading to a remote little country village was all this quiet nonintrusive lady asks for.  She has a lovely disposition with a quiet sense of fun that comes out with the interaction she has with her child assistant.  It shows again when the village recluse invites her to tea.  There isn't going to be passion, adrenaline, lust or intrigue.  This is superbly acted with all the nuances of real life; it's not meant to be be "Poldark" with its never-ending drama.  If there's doubt that this kind of village exists, rest assured it does.  I grew up in one and could hardly wait to move away.  One poster was aghast at the very idea of Lolita being "promoted" in the movie. What a sad hyped comment. This is a period film and when Lolita first came out, it would do well to remember the book was sold as fast as it was stocked.  That's because of the Harper-Valley mentality where hypocritical shock is a cover for equal or worse offenses in private lives.  Reader's Digest----that family-oriented, best selling magazine for many years----even published the condensed version.  Years later, Pretty Baby reaped Academy Awards, thrust Brooke Shields' name into every household and into instant fame.  I'm as abhorred as the next person over child poronography and prostitution, but this isn't even what the movie is about.  The town had already shunned the poor woman before she had pulled a single book out of a box.  As her struggling bookstore isn't yet making a profit, when she receives a shipment of Lolita, the subject of whether or not to put it in the store was handled with delicacy, intelligence and honesty.  In the name of freedom of choice, should she display it for those view it with a more open, studious mind?  Or should she choose "for" her customers what they be allowed to read.  She felt the book was morally wrong, but the recluse had a more studious reflective reaction to the book and felt she should at least try it.  He didn't find it "enjoyable" so much as interesting and well-written.  Again, that isn't the reason the bookshop failed.  It was small-town politics and the nasty gossiping mind of people who have nothing better to do.  She could have been selling donuts with the same outcome in the end.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A wonderful, sensitive movie
  

*by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2019*

I am not normally a fan of movies like "The Bookshop."Truth to tell, I find most of them to be either syrupy sweet or so depressing that I struggle to watch them to the final credits.I was, however, pleasantly surprised by this film. It was sensitive without being overwrought; funny at times but not a comedy. In short, I thought it gave viewers a fairly accurate portrayal of life in a small town when two powerful women clash over an idea.The narrative begins in 1959 in a small UK community when a war widow buys an old, abandoned house with the aim of starting a bookshop. Unfortunately, for her, the town's most powerful woman - the wife of a retired general - has long had the idea that "The Old House" as its known, should be an arts center. When she cannot convince the widow to abandon the idea of opening her bookshop, she sets upon a long campaign to harass and discredit the new business and its owner. The owner, however, has a powerful ally of her own - a wealthy, reclusive older man who spends his days reading in a drafty old mansion, which just happens to be the oldest residence in the town. The bookshop owner and he strike up an unlikely friendship when she sends him some Ray Bradbury novels to read.I won't go deeply into the plot because that would spoil the movie for those that have not seen it. I will say that it has an unusual twist at the end, one that I actually found very satisfying.The movie features very fine performances by Emily Mortimer as the widow who wants to open a bookshop, Patricia Clarkson as the general's wife, and Bill Nighy as the recluse. All three are seasoned performers and they bring their characters to life with polished performances. I was also very impressed by the performance of Honor Kneafsey as the young girl who goes to work at the bookshop even though she flatly tells Mortimer's character that she doesn't much like reading.The film was written and directed by Isabel Coixet, who also did a lot of the principal cinematography and anyone familiar with her work will recognize its unique style. She uses her camera almost as though it was another character in the film, allowing it to tell the story as a silent narrator.I know many people didn't like this film, though I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because there were no explosions and four-letter words. Whatever their reasons, I have to respectfully disagree because this is, indeed, an excellent movie.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
    une ode à la lecture et à l'amour - un film passionné remarquablement interprété -
  
  

*by G***. on Reviewed in France on May 16, 2019*

Ce film très britannique dans le sens le plus noble du terme a pourtant une réalisatrice espagnole Isabel Coixet (le film est également une production espagnole). Il est tiré du roman de Penelope Fitzgerald.L'action se déroule en 1959 dans une bourgade paisible située au bord de la mer dans le Nord de l'Angleterre.Florence Green (formidable Emily Mortimer laquelle sous des dehors les plus doux cache une passion et une volonté de fer) , veuve de guerre depuis 16 ans, décide d'acheter une vieille bâtisse et de la restaurer afin d'ouvrir une librairie. Cela ne plaît pas à tout le monde et notamment aux notables et tout particulièrement à Violet Gamart, une riche sexagénaire qui a le bras long et se considère comme la châtelaine du pays, orgueilleuse et perverse qui va faire tout pour chasser 'l'intruse" (dans le rôle Patricia Clarkson est parfaitement odieuse et on a à tout moment envie de l'étrangler).Lorsque Florence va décider de mettre en vente le sulfureux "Lolita" de Nabokov toute la communauté va se dresser contre elle avec une férocité insoupçonnable.Florence a cependant deux personnes qui la soutiennent: Edmund Brendish (Bill Nighy plus que jamais excellent dans ce rôle), un vieil homme qui vit reclus dans un manoir isolé et la toute jeune Christine (interprétée avec brio par Honor Kneafsey). Mais sera-ce suffisant pour qu'elle puisse continuer à tenir sa librairie.Les images sont magnifiques, le scénario superbement écrit et la tension maintenue tout au long de ce film qui nous parle non seulement d'amour des livres et de la lecture mais avant tout d'amour tout court. Vous serez du reste sans nul doute surpris par l'épilogue de ce drame intimiste et humain à la portée universelle.A signaler que c'est Julie Christie qui assure le commentaire du récit en voix-off.Un grand et beau film à ne surtout pas manquer.

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