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Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera

How long would you wait for love?

20076.62h 19m

Overview

In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.

Directed by Mike Newell
Written by Ronald Harwood, Gabriel García Márquez
Produced by Scott Steindorff
Box OfficeBudget: $45.0MRevenue: $4.6M

Top Cast

Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

Florentino Ariza

Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Fermina Daza

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Juvenal Urbino

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Lorenzo Daza

Fernanda Montenegro

Fernanda Montenegro

Transito Ariza

Catalina Sandino Moreno

Catalina Sandino Moreno

Hildebranda Sanchez

Alicia Borrachero

Alicia Borrachero

Escolastica

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Lotario Thurgot

Laura Harring

Laura Harring

Sara Noriega

Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo

Don Leo

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathshipmarriage proposalnew lovebased on novel or bookmarriageletterlove lettercholerateacherprincipaldoctorextramarital affairemotions

About Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera is a drama, romance film released in 2007 exploring themes of dying and death, ship, marriage proposal, new love, based on novel or book, marriage. Directed by Mike Newell, it stars Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt. In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.

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