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The Bookshop (La librería)

2017

Isabel Coixet

Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Patricia Clarkson, Honor Kneafsey ...

6.2

11,268

Drama Set in a small town in 1959 England, it is the story of a young woman who decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.

	Author	Review
United States	Jonathan Holland The Hollywood Reporter	"Its subversive undercurrent, embodied in fine performances by Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy, is what makes it really interesting."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Isabel Coixet brings an interesting, unsentimental detachment to this odd tragicomedy of provincial life (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Demetrios Matheou Screendaily	"Most credit goes to Mortimer, who exudes grace and quiet strength (...) A moribund drama"	NEU
United Kingdom	Kevin Maher The Times	"It is adapted and directed (...) with all the finesse and psychological realism of an am-dram art-happening set on Pluto (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"A frustratingly patchy adaptation (...) Everything from the accents to the teatime rituals feels off by a degree or two (...) A loving, ambitious stab at a well-chosen text"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"A tiresome identity crisis (...) Coixet’s script is a long way off perfect (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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