Description: As a young man in 19th-century Colombia, Florentino Ariza falls in love with a beautiful woman named Fermina. But an overprotective father and too much reality intrude on their romance, and Fermina marries a successful doctor, Juvenal Ur...
Description As a young man in 19th-century Colombia, Florentino Ariza falls in love with a beautiful woman named Fermina. But an overprotective father and too much reality intrude on their romance, and Fermina marries a successful doctor, Juvenal Urbino. But a wedding ring--and the passing decades—aren't enough to dissuade Florentino from his love, even as he beds hundreds of women as he tries to get over his undying passion.
Credits
Producer:
Scott Steindorf
Score Composer:
Antonio Pinto
Editorial Reviews It’s a well-crafted, handsome period piece, and pleasant to watch New Yorker (02/01/2008)
Lavish visuals and outstanding cast Sight And Sound (05/16/2008)
Sumptuous Sunday Telegraph (05/16/2008)
Few have written so passionately about the power of love The Independent (05/16/2008)
An amazing celebration of the many kinds of love between men and women The Times (05/16/2008)