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The Bookshop is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Isabel Coixet, based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Penelope Fitzgerald, [2] in which the lead character attempts against opposition to open a bookshop in the coastal town of Hardborough, Suffolk (a thinly-disguised version of Southwold). [3]
Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man is a 2003 documentary film directed by Benjamin Sutherland and Gonzague Pichelin. [1] [2] It is about George Whitman who opened a bookshop-commune in Paris in 1951 called Shakespeare and Company. [3]
As a novel by a still relatively unknown writer, The Bookshop appeared to mostly condescending initial reviews. [3] The Times called it "a harmless, conventional little anecdote, well-tailored but uninvolving"; The Guardian a "disquieting" novel about "really nasty people living in a really nice little coastal town"; and The Times Literary Supplement, while calling it "marvellously piercing ...
The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the work’s author and the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.
Dirda wrote that "Friss organizes his chapters around book people" and that Friss was "clear-eyed" about the problems facing bookselling. [7] The New York Times also praised the book's organization, noting the "short sections on attractions" that various bookshops have had throughout history. [8]
Larry Edmunds Bookshop is an independent bookstore located at 6644 W. Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California that specializes in film, television, and theater. . Containing more than 20,000 books, 6,000 original posters, and 500,000 photographs, [1] it is the last of many bookstores that once lined Hollywood Boulevard [2] [3] and was declared by film critic and historian Leonard Maltin ...
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90% based on 63 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10.The website's critics consensus reads: "Inviting viewers into a fascinating world of bibliophiles, The Booksellers is a documentary that's easy to curl up and get lost in." [7] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 15 ...
If "The film opens with" is part of the plot, then that means the film is about the film itself. If the plot summary was for "The Making of The Bookshop", that would be the case. In such a film it would be expected that the film "The Bookshop" is being discussed. But the plot summary is for "The Bookshop", and that film does not refer to itself.