Here's a beautiful film based on an excellent little book about books and friendship. And about correspondence, in the days when people wrote letters and the post office was very professional, after the Second World War. I really liked the book, which I read a few years ago, and even cried at the end, so moved was I by it. And it's rare for me to cry when I read a book, it's a feeling that has to do with time, the passing of time, and perhaps also with something we experienced in another life. The fact is that the film is excellent, of a simple beauty, very close to the book, so you can see the film before reading the book, the film is made like a mirror and is very moving for those who love books and friendship. It's a film that warms your heart and does you good. And the lead actors are excellent, Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft.
It's also a very vintage film, and it's good to see this era, just after the war, objects that no longer exist, old books, a beautiful bookshop....
What's more, the film is on YouTube! Incredible. But I've noticed lately that it's possible to watch good movies on YouTube.
The movie:
The book:
It's also a very vintage film, and it's good to see this era, just after the war, objects that no longer exist, old books, a beautiful bookshop....
What's more, the film is on YouTube! Incredible. But I've noticed lately that it's possible to watch good movies on YouTube.
The movie:
The book: