The Bookshop

Based On the book by Penelope Fitzgerald

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, 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). Shooting took place in Portaferry and Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland and in Barcelona during August and September 2016. The film stars Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson and Bill Nighy. It won three Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Release date:

May 10, 2018

Director:

Isabel Coixet

Cast:

Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Bill Nighy, Charlotte Vega, Frances Barber

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United Kingdom, Germany, Spain

Language:

English

Year page:

2017 in adaptations