The Bookshop

This is a delicate gem that takes its time, perhaps in the same manner one embraces the essence of being surrounded by books and having the chance to take a stroll among many dusty pages.

Emily Mortimer is the heart of this story, and she's stunning, nuanced, and steely when needed. Bill Nighy, however, is also on his game, as is the ever-present Patricia Clarkson, playing one of those domineering types that speaks in honeyed tones as she's pouring poison in your beverage.

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And perhaps you'll discover as I did that this quiet, unassuming film is a keen surprise of an experience.