![]() ![]() The book doesn’t translate well onscreen. ![]() It’s a beautiful period piece with an excellent cast, based on a best-selling book, and yet it falls flat. The Bookshop has all the ingredients of a good film. The scandalous book displayed in every corner of the bookshop’s window lights a fire underneath Violet, and she soon finds a loophole that will put Florence out of business. The tension between the two women hits a breaking point when Florence, per recommendation from her bookish buddy Edmund Brundish (Bill Nighy), a quiet old man who spends his days in seclusion with his nose in a book, orders some 200 copies of the recently released Lolita. In Violet’s opinion, the old shop would be of better use to Hardborough as an art gallery. It’s this deep-rooted connection that encourages Florence to put her foot down when the town’s self-proclaimed leader, Violet Gamart (Patricia Clarkson), and her crone, Milo North (James Lance), attempt to take the bookshop out from under her nose. ![]() As a flashback explains, the two met amongst the stacks of a bookshop some years prior. But for Florence, the shop represents more than just her love of words-it connects her to her late husband. It’s these qualities that separate her from her neighbors who don’t hold an ounce of interest in reading and certainly don’t tolerate anyone living outside of the Hardborough norm. She’s quirky, full of wit, and overflowing in charm. Florence is a character all bibliophiles can relate to. ![]()
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