84 Charing Cross Road (1987)
If you like intimate, two-person shows that draw you into a small, sweet world for a couple of hours, chances are 84 Charing Cross Road is a favorite of yours. If you like that niche and haven’t seen it yet, gather up a few like-minded girlfriends and rent it this weekend. I know you’ll love it.
Anne Bancroft stars as a woman with a passion for books. In this period piece set during WWII, she has trouble finding some of the books she’d like to read, so she writes to the owner of a British bookstore, Anthony Hopkins, and asks if he has what she wants. He does, and he sends the book to America. Both people in this story have wonderful manners (isn’t that nice?) and she writes him another letter of thanks, and soon asks after the availability of another book. They start up a lovely, polite friendship through letters during the uncertain time of war.
If you like this one, there’s another similar movie I’d recommend: A Green Journey starring Angela Lansbury and Denholm Elliott, two older folks who also develop a friendship through letters. There are a couple of differences between the two: 84 Charing Cross Road is a true story, and Denholm Elliott has a different profession, but the feel of the two are similar and sweet.
More Anne Bancroft movies here!
More Judi Dench movies here!
Anne Bancroft stars as a woman with a passion for books. In this period piece set during WWII, she has trouble finding some of the books she’d like to read, so she writes to the owner of a British bookstore, Anthony Hopkins, and asks if he has what she wants. He does, and he sends the book to America. Both people in this story have wonderful manners (isn’t that nice?) and she writes him another letter of thanks, and soon asks after the availability of another book. They start up a lovely, polite friendship through letters during the uncertain time of war.
If you like this one, there’s another similar movie I’d recommend: A Green Journey starring Angela Lansbury and Denholm Elliott, two older folks who also develop a friendship through letters. There are a couple of differences between the two: 84 Charing Cross Road is a true story, and Denholm Elliott has a different profession, but the feel of the two are similar and sweet.
More Anne Bancroft movies here!
More Judi Dench movies here!