The Notebook (2004 film)
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| Directed by | Nick Cassavetes |
| Produced by | Lynn Harris Mark Johnson |
| Screenplay by | Jeremy Leven |
| Story by | Jan Sardi (adaptation) |
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The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks |
| Starring |
Ryan Gosling Rachel McAdams James Garner Gena Rowlands Joan Allen James Marsden |
| Narrated by | James Garner |
| Music by | Aaron Zigman |
| Cinematography | Robert Fraisse |
| Edited by | Alan Heim |
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Avery Pix
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time
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124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $29 million |
| Box office | $115.6 million |
The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s. Their story is narrated from the present day by an elderly man (portrayed by James Garner) telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident (played by Gena Rowlands, who is Cassavetes' mother).
The Notebook received mixed reviews but performed well at the box office and received several award nominations, winning eight Teen Choice Awards, a Satellite Award and an MTV Movie Award. The film became a sleeper hit and has gained a cult following. On November 11, 2012, ABC Family premiered an extended version with deleted scenes added back into the original storyline.
At a modern-day nursing home, an elderly man, Duke, reads a romantic story from his notebook to a fellow patient.
In 1940s Seabrook Island, South Carolina, Noah Calhoun is smitten with seventeen-year-old heiress Allie Hamilton after seeing her at a carnival, and they have a summer love affair. Noah takes Allie to an abandoned house that he intends to buy for them. They try to make love, but are interrupted by Noah's friend Fin with the news that Allie's parents have the police looking for her.
When Allie and Noah return to her parents' mansion, Allie's mother Ann calls Noah trash and they ban her from seeing Noah. Noah walks out and Allie chases after him. The ensuing argument between the two ends in a break up and the next morning, Ann announces that the family is returning home to Charleston. Allie attempts to contact Noah, but is unable to find him, so she asks Fin to tell Noah that she loves him. When Noah gets the message he rushes to Allie's home, only to find the house empty.
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