Notebook (2004)
Release Year: 2004
Nation: United States of America
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Writer: Jan Sardi, Jeremy Leven, Nicholas Sparks
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: Avery Pix, Gran Via Productions, New Line Cinema
Genre: Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Drama, Film Based On A Novel, Romance, Romance Film
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Keywords
Keywords: based on novel or book, candle, class, dementia, fight, love of one's life, mailbox, melancholy, poem, river, romantic, sadness, secret love, tears, valentine's day
Story
In 'The Notebook', Duke, an elderly man in a nursing home, reads from a notebook to a woman with Alzheimer's, bringing her back to their shared past. In the late 1930s, wealthy teenager Allie Hamilton meets and falls in love with local worker Noah Calhoun at a carnival. They share a romantic summer until Allie's parents intervene due to social class differences. Noah writes Allie letters, but her mother intercepts them. Years later, they meet again during WWII while Allie is an army nurse and Noah is injured. After the war, Allie dates wealthy Lon Hammond, but she still feels connected to Noah. When she sees Noah's restored house in a newspaper, she grapples with her feelings between Lon and Noah. Duke stops reading when his children visit him.
Summary
The Notebook (2004) is a romance drama directed by Nick Cassavetes, based on Nicholas Sparks' novel of the same name. The film centers around an elderly man named Duke who reads from a notebook to a woman with dementia in a nursing home. The story within the notebook follows Allie and Noah, two lovers separated by class differences and World War II, but ultimately reunited through their enduring love. The movie explores themes of social class, love, loss of memory, and timeless romance.
