Both ends of a romance
THE NOTEBOOK Cert. 15 Director: Nick Cassavetes
This is not a new film, but has become available recently on DVD.
Set in America, it is a fairly run-of-the-mill romance, charting the ups and downs of the relationship between a rich girl and a poor boy.
What makes it interesting is that the movie looks at the love story from both ends of its time span. Such tales usually concentrate on the beginning. But how does love play out in old age, with the approach of death and the onset of dementia? The key, according to the film, is to keep telling the story.
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