Love in the Time of Cholera (film)

Infobox_Movie
name = Love in the Time of Cholera


caption = Theatrical release poster
imdb_id = 0484740
writer = Novel:
Gabriel Garcia Márquez
Screenplay:
Ronald Harwood
(screenplay)
starring = Javier Bardem
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Laura Harring
Benjamin Bratt
John Leguizamo
Fernanda Montenegro
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Hector Elizondo
Liev Schreiber
producer = Scott Steindorff
director = Mike Newell
cinematography = Affonso Beato| distributor = New Line Cinema
Stone Village Production
released = November 16 2007 USA
November 29, 2007 Germany
runtime =
country = USA COL
language = English
budget = $50,000,000
music = Antonio Pinto
Shakira
awards =
tagline =

"Love in the Time of Cholera" is a 2007 motion picture directed by Mike Newell. Based on the novel of the same name by Gabriel Garcia Márquez, it tells the story of a love triangle between Fermina Daza (played by Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and her two suitors, Florentino Ariza (Javier Bardem) and Doctor Juvenal Urbino (Benjamin Bratt) which spans 50 years, from 1880 to 1930.

Producer Scott Steindorff spent over three years courting Gabriel Garcia Márquez for the rights to the book telling him that he was Florentino and wouldn't give up until he got the rights. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/11/arts/web.1211newell.php IHT article] accessed May 26, 2007]

It is the first filming of a Garcia Márquez novel by a Hollywood studio, rather than by Latin American or Italian directors. It is also the first English language work of Academy Award-nominated Brazilian actress Fernanda Montenegro, who portrays Tránsito Ariza.

Film locations

Much of the film takes place in the historic, walled city of Cartagena in Colombia. Some screen shots showed the Magdalena River and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range. [ [http://www.semana.com/wf_InfoArticulo.aspx?IdArt=107818 es icon Revista Semana: Between Love and Cholera] ]

Cast

*Javier Bardem as Florentino Ariza
*Giovanna Mezzogiorno as Fermina Daza
*Benjamin Bratt as Dr. Juvenal Urbino
*John Leguizamo as Lorenzo Daza
*Fernanda Montenegro as Tránsito Ariza
*Catalina Sandino Moreno as Hildebranda Sanchez
*Alicia Borrachero as Escolástica
*Liev Schreiber as Lotario Thurgot
*Laura Harring as Sara Noriega
*Hector Elizondo as Don Leo
*Ana Claudia Talancón as Olimpia Zuleta
*Angie Cepeda as La Viuda de Nazareth
*Patricia Castañeda as Grand Lady 4
*Unax Ugalde as Young Florentino
*Marcela Mar as America Vicuña
*Paola Turbay as Mystery Woman 2

Reception

Gabriel García Marquez

According to an interview by Colombian magazine "Revista Semana" Scott Steindorff producer of the film, showed an unreleased final edition of the film to Gabriel Garcia Marquez in Mexico who at the end of the film is said to have exclaimed "Bravo!" with a smile on his face. [ [http://www.semana.com/wf_InfoArticulo.aspx?IdArt=107818 es icon Revista Semana: Between Love and Cholera] ]

Reviews

The film received negative to mixed reviews from critics. As of November 17, 2007 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 29% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 82 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1184086-love_in_the_time_of_cholera/ |title=Love in the Time of Cholera - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2007-11-17 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes] On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 44 out of 100, based on 27 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/loveinthetimeofcholera2007 |title=Love in the Time of Cholera (2007): Reviews |accessdate=2007-11-17 |publisher=Metacritic]

"Time" rated it "D" and described it as "a serious contender [for] the worst movie ever made from a great novel ... Skip the film; reread the book." ["Time", November 26, 2007, pg. 83]

In her review in "Entertainment Weekly", Lisa Schwarzbaum also rated it "D" and called it "turgid and lifeless ... those who have read Gabriel García Márquez's glowing and sexy 1988 novel [sic] about one man's grand love for a woman who marries another are bound to be peevishly disappointed ... those who haven't read the book will now never understand the ardor of those who have — at least not based on all the hammy traipsing and coupling and scene-hopping thrown together here." [ [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20160212,00.html "Entertainment Weekly" review] ]

In the "Los Angeles Times", Carina Chocano stated, "the novel has made it to the screen in the form of a plodding, tone-deaf, overripe, overheated Oscar-baiting telenovela ... Doubtless it's an enormously daunting task to adapt a book at once so sweeping and internal, so swooningly romantic and philosophical, but it takes a lighter touch and a more expansive view than Newell and Harwood seem to bring." [ [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/cl-et-cholera16nov16,0,7497904.story?coll=la-home-middleright "Los Angeles Times" review] ]

Box office performance

In its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, the film ranked #10 at the box office, grossing $1.9 million in 852 theaters [cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=loveinthetimeofcholera.htm |title=Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) - Weekend Box Office Results |accessdate=2007-11-21 |publisher=Box Office Mojo] It has grossed $4,607,608 domestically and $26,274,894 overseas to make $30,882,502 worldwide.

oundtrack

On his own initiative, García Márquez convinced Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Shakira, who hails from the nearby city of Barranquilla, to provide two songs for the film. The songs were written with Brazilian composer Antonio Pinto. The full score was composed by Pinto, who also scored "City of God (film)" and "Lord of War".

Shakira was also invited to play as an actress in the film, but Shakira rejected this offer as she did not wish to appear nude

The song "Despedida" music by: Shakira and Antonio Pinto and lyrics by: Shakira was nominated for Best Original Song in a motion picture in the 65th Golden Globe Awards.

The "Love in the Time of Cholera" EP and full soundtrack were released exclusively on iTunes on November 13, 2007.

References

External links

* [http://www.loveinthetime.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.ioncinema.com/news.php?nid=2234 IONCINEMA.com interviews Mike Newell]
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* [http://www.myspace.com/litc_film Official page] on MySpace
* [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/11/arts/web.1211newell.php International Herald Tribune article]
* [http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2006/12/10/on_location_out_on_a_limb/?page=2 Boston Globe article]
* [http://noticiasdeshakira.blogspot.com/2007/12/descargar-y-escuchar-gratis-la-banda.html Listen to the soundtrack of Love in the Time of Cholera film]