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Release year: 2016

Storyline

The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.

Top credits

Directors

Radu Mihaileanu

Writers

Cast

Sophie Nélisse — Alma Singer
Elliott Gould — Bruno Leibovitch
Gemma Arterton — Alma Mereminski
Derek Jacobi — Léo Gursky

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Did you know

• Sir Derek Jacobi replaced Sir John Hurt, who had to drop out because he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

• An excerpt from the novel "The History of Love" (2005) by Nicole Krauss was first published in The New Yorker in 2004 under the title "The Last Words on Earth". Then the rights to the novel were bought by Warner Brothers before the official publication date on May 2, 2005 because Alfonso Cuarón considered directing a movie adaptation.

• The acclaimed novel "The History of Love" (2005) by Nicole Krauss was published in thirty-eight countries and sold over one million units in the U.S. alone. (2017)