# Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

> A telegraph boy's lifelong devotion to a woman who marries another becomes an ornate, decades-spanning Colombian romance about desire, memory, and persistence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3634

## Facts

- Runtime: 139 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Mike Newell
- Cast: Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt, John Leguizamo, Fernanda Montenegro, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Alicia Borrachero, Liev Schreiber
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0484740/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sweeping, sensual, wistful, romantic evening, literary adaptation night

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