The Bookshop (2018)

  • NR
  • 08/24/2018 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 50m

A town without a bookshop is no town at all.

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.

Isabel Coixet

Director, Screenplay

Penelope Fitzgerald

Novel

Cast

Emily Mortimer's headshot

Emily Mortimer

Florence Green
Bill Nighy's headshot

Bill Nighy

Mr. Brundish
Patricia Clarkson's headshot

Patricia Clarkson

Mrs. Violet Gamart
Hunter Tremayne's headshot

Hunter Tremayne

Mr. Keble
Honor Kneafsey's headshot

Honor Kneafsey

Christine
James Lance's headshot

James Lance

Milo North
Frances Barber's headshot

Frances Barber

Jessie
Reg Wilson's headshot

Reg Wilson

General Gamart

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