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The Notebook

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Original title

The Notebook

Year

2004

Running time

124 min.

Country

United States

Director

Nick Cassavetes

Screenwriter

Jeremy Leven, Jan Sardi. Novel: Nicholas Sparks

Cast

Music

Aaron Zigman

Cinematography

Robert Fraisse

Producer

New Line Cinema, Gran Via, Avery Pix. Distributor: New Line Cinema

Genre

Romance. Drama | Romantic Drama. Teen/coming-of-age. Alzheimer's. 1940s. 1990s

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Nicholas Sparks Adaptations

Synopsis

The movie (based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks) follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) and Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling), who meet one evening at a carnival in the 40s. But they come from different backgrounds and when World War II breaks out, they are separated. Seven years later, after waiting for Noah for several years after the war, Allie meets a handsome young soldier named Lon. He proposes to her, she accepts, and they are engaged. Allie then sees a story about Noah in the newspaper and she stops by his 200-year-old home to see if he's okay. It is still evident he has feelings for her - will true first love realize itself before its too late?

Awards: 2004: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Supp. Actor (James Garner)

2004: Satellite Awards: Actress in a Supporting Rol, Drama.

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Critics' reviews

"The movie as a whole is a lovely surprise. Ripe with feeling and lush with physical beauty, it's a love story that swings confidently between age and youth, and (...) avoids every trap along the way."

Joe Morgenstern: The Wall Street Journal
"It will have many viewers bucketing tears until they are as dehydrated as Egyptian mummies"

Colin Covert: Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Cassavetes isn't much of a director and he never settles on a mood (...) But there's an underlying humanity to his scenes, a sense that movies are made by people for other people"

Manohla Dargis: The New York Times
"Well worth the risk of diabetic shock for the sake of superb acting that transcends its teary milieu (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Lou Lumenick: New York Post

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