The Bookshop
“A town without a bookshop is no town at all.”
2017 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by 
Isabel Coixet
Isabel CoixetCast
Emily Mortimer 
Bill Nighy Hunter Tremayne Honor Kneafsey Michael Fitzgerald 
Frances Barber
Credits
Written by: Isabel Coixet
Plot
In 1959 a widow opens a bookshop in a small English town and meets quiet but ruthless local opposition.
Sinekatalog’s take
A restrained, melancholic adaptation of Penelope Fitzgerald.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (19,112 votes)
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