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The Bookshop

The Bookshop

A town without a bookshop is no town at all.

20176.51h 50m

Overview

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.

Directed by Isabel Coixet
Written by Penelope Fitzgerald, Isabel Coixet
Produced by Albert Sagalés, Jaume Banacolocha, Joan Bas
Box OfficeBudget: $5.4MRevenue: $12.1M

Top Cast

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Florence Green

Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Mr. Brundish

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Violet Gamart

James Lance

James Lance

Milo North

Hunter Tremayne

Hunter Tremayne

Mr. Keble

Honor Kneafsey

Honor Kneafsey

Christine

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Jessie Welford

Reg Wilson

Reg Wilson

General Gamart

Michael Fitzgerald

Michael Fitzgerald

Mr. Raven

Nigel O'Neill

Nigel O'Neill

Mr. Deben

Themes & Keywords

small townbookshopbased on novel or bookshopkeeper1950ssuffolk, england

About The Bookshop

The Bookshop is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of small town, bookshop, based on novel or book, shopkeeper, 1950s, suffolk, england. Directed by Isabel Coixet, it stars Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Patricia Clarkson. 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.

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