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The Bookshop (2017) · Cineora

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AN ISABEL COIXET FILM

The Bookshop

20171h 50mMovie

Drama

IMDb6.5/ 10 · 19.1K votes

A TOWN WITHOUT A BOOKSHOP IS NO TOWN AT ALL.

Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.

Melancholic
Bittersweet
Thought-provoking
Small town
Period piece
Class

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for watching alone, a rainy day and talking about after.

DirectorIsabel Coixet

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.5 / 10

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Emily MortimerFlorence Green

Bill NighyMr. Brundish

Patricia ClarksonViolet Gamart

James LanceMilo North

Hunter TremayneMr. Keble

Honor KneafseyChristine

Frances BarberJessie Welford

Reg WilsonGeneral Gamart

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