The Bookshop (film)
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| Directed by | Isabel Coixet |
| Written by | Isabel Coixet |
| Based on | The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald |
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| Narrated by | Julie Christie |
| Cinematography | Jean-Claude Larrieu |
| Edited by | Bernat Aragones |
| Music by | Alfonso Vilallonga |
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| Distributed by | Capelight Pictures (Germany) A Contracorriente Films (Spain) Vertigo Films (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.4 million |
| Box office | $9.7 million |
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.