Sinopsis
Fiction. England 1959. Based on Penelope Fitzgerald’s acclaimed novel, The Bookshop is an elegant yet incisive rendering of personal resolve, tested in the battle for the soul of a community. In a small East Anglian town, free-spirited widow Florence Green risks everything to open a bookshop against polite but ruthless local opposition, bringing about a surprising cultural awakening.
Isabel Coixet debuted as a director with Demasiado viejo para morir joven in 1989. With her second work, Things I Never Told You, the public and critics alike acclaimed her. Then she founded her own production company and produced her most acclaimed film to date, My Life Without Me. Since then she is one of the most recognized directors of Spanish cinema. The Secret Life of the Words, Elegy, Yesterday Never Ends, Another Me, Learning to drive, Nobody Wants the Night or The Bookshop have own her a place amongst the best in European Cinema.
March, 26th 2019. 9:00pm
Sala Berlanga. Fundación SGAE
Section: Spanish authors Panorama
Year of production: 2017
Running time: 113’
Country: Spain
Language: English
Director: Isabel Coixet
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy and Patricia Clarkson
Producers: Jaume Banacolocha, Joan Bas, Adolfo Blanco and Chris Curling
Producing companies: Diagonal TV, A Contracorriente Films, Zephyr Films.
International Sales: Celsius Entertainment
Main Festivals and Awards: Goya Awards for Best Film, Direction and Adapted Screenplay. Gaudí Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Original Soundtrack. Best Film Award at the Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival, Forqué Award for Best Film. Selected at Berlinale, Shanghai International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Istanbul International Film Festival, Guadalajara International Film Festival in Mexico
