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Plot: 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.
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	6.5/10 Votes: 15,627
	58% | RottenTomatoes
	62/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 359 Popularity: 9.973 | TMDB

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a slow-moving village drama full of old-world Britishness
Echoes of Dylan Thomas’ Under Milkwood whisper throughout the deliciously slow film The Bookshop (2017), a village drama that captures the essence of old-world Britishness. If narrative action is important to you there is little to see here, but if you enjoy character portraits you will love this inconsequential tale told beautifully.

Set in a sleepy 1959 seaside port, young widow Florence Green (Emily Mortimer) arrives determined to overcome her grief and open a small bookshop. The town has never had a bookshop and most of the villagers don’t like books anyway, except for the reclusive Mr Brundish (Bill Nighy) who reads everything he can. After pushing through a wall of petty officials the shop opens in a run-down cottage despite fierce opposition from the imperious Mrs Gamart (Patricia Clarkson). She wants the cottage reclaimed as an arts centre, so battle-lines are drawn between small-mindedness and the winds of change.

At times the story slows down so much that it almost stops, just to watch tall grass swaying in the wind or to hear leaves sighing on trees. The camera lingers in the space between words or glances, or it traverses shelves full of books with titles hinting that change is coming. Even the film’s highlight romantic scene is little more than agonisingly tender moments that evaporate into the ether. Fortunately, the cinematography is up to the challenge of capturing mood and nuance as it dwells on Bradbury’s dystopian Fahrenheit 451 (1953)and Nabokov’s controversial Lolita (1955)to telegraph the post-war social transformation that is underway elsewhere.

Instead of pushing the narrative forward, the film prefers to dwell on archetypal caricatures of small people in small places. A smug gadabout, a banker nicknamed Mr Potato Head, a smelly fishmonger, a precocious teenager, a dithering lawyer, the snobbish and manipulative Mrs Gamart, and of course, the incurable romantic Mr Brundish. While these are portrayed with a light brush, it is Florence who holds our attention for the depth of her vanguard feminist courage and self-belief. The entire cast is well chosen, but Emily Mortimer is the film’s undoubted shining star.

It might be argued that Bill Nighy is such an icon of British movies that he overpowers any given role simply by being a composite of every other persona he has ever played. In other words: he is always Bill Nighy. But that is a minor distraction in an otherwise flawlessly directed, slow-burning village drama of how books and ideas can change the world we live in. It is not recommended, however, for anyone who does not have the time or need to stop and smell flowers or watch boats sail by.

“Understanding makes the mind lazy.”
I would have expected a slew of bad reviews for this film here on IMDb and it does have it’s share. That’s primarily due to the slow pace of the film and you might even say the one-dimensionality of the principal players. However I admired the courage of bookshop owner Florence Green in standing up for herself in a community that seemed almost hell bent on her downfall. That they succeeded is not really the story here. I didn’t take to actress Emily Mortimer portraying the widow Green at first; when initially introduced, she seemed to be a timid sort who would have quaked at the first sign of opposition. But her persistence carried through as she removed all the obstacles in her way to achieve the long held dream she had of opening a book shop. She dealt with people in a mannerly way even while they were giving her the cold shoulder, but her fiery temper did manage to come through when she was taken advantage of by the narcissistic Milo North (James Lance) and the self important socialite Violet Gamart (Patricia Clarkson). The prevailing thought I had throughout when considering the Gamart insistence on acquiring an arts center was why the socialite couple hadn’t taken the initiative over the past seven years to solicit an enterprising entrepreneur to meet that objective. Seems like they only had themselves to blame.

What I thought might have happened with the presence of Mr. Brundish (Bill Nighy) though never materialized. By insinuating himself into Mrs. Green’s problem I expected some fortuitous outcome that would have put the Gamart’s and the opposing town people in their place. Instead, it fell to young Christine Gepping (Honor Kneafsey) to settle the score with a village that refused to acknowledge the benefit that Florence Green’s little enterprise brought along with it. It’s eventually revealed that the film’s unmentioned narrator turned out to be Christine as an adult, paying an homage to her former benefactor and friend by opening a book shop of her own. It’s probably not relevant to question how she got away with burning down the Old House Bookshop, that she did so was a deserving slap in the face of those who’s self importance and condescending attitude made the fictional town of Hardborough earn it’s name.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 53 min (113 min)
Budget 5400000
Revenue 12055868
Status Released
Rated PG
Genre Drama
Director Isabel Coixet
Writer Isabel Coixet, Penelope Fitzgerald
Actors Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Hunter Tremayne
Country N/A
Awards 14 wins & 33 nominations
Production Company N/A
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Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
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Printed Film Format Digital (Digital Cinema Package DCP)