3.5. I really wanted to love this but: 1. The visuals are by far the best part of this film, sublime and majestic are the only words to describe it; 2. Too much exposition and oppressive repetition (enough with the premonitions!); 3. I never thought I would say this, but the film is bogged down by the book, both in terms of some of its severely dat
It's hard to fight against a decadent mind, especially do it alone. I really admire the courage of Mrs. Florence, who took a lot of guts to open a bookshop and introduce the best novel of same period to a small town, where, however, the local people rejected this renaissance. Although Mrs. Florence had to leave to end the competition with malign locals, she've already rendered to her lovely bookkeeper her passion about books and courage to face the malice. If I had a chance, I would like to have a bookshop of my own, though, cos "No one ever feels alone in a bookshop".