84, Charing Cross Road
(1987)
Directed by David
Jones this film based on the book of the same name stars Anne
Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins and Judi Dench. In 1949 an American woman
begins corresponding with and buying rare books from a bookshop in
London.
This is a gentle film
that puts you in mind of the matinee pictures of an earlier era but
despite it's gentleness it never succumbs to melodrama. There is some
charm and personality to the film which does do a good job of
showcasing the different and changing worlds of New York and London
in the period it is set in. Anne Bancroft may be the highlight but
Anthony Hopkins performance is spot on as always.
3/5
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