The Bookshop

The Bookshop

A town without a bookshop is no town at all.

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Release Date

11/10/2017

Runtime

110 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,400,000

Revenue

$12,055,868

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A quiet but steely portrait of one woman's principled resistance against small-town conformity, where opening a bookshop becomes an act of quiet rebellion. The film watches with careful sympathy as her conviction collides with the town's unspoken rules, delivering heartache alongside dignity.

Mood

WistfulDefiantBittersweet

Themes

FreedomArt and creationClass

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Linear

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