KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM
2004 · 123 min · PG-13

The Notebook

Directed by Nick Cassavetes · Romance, Drama

The Notebook (2004) is a Romance film, directed by Nick Cassavetes set in South Carolina during the 1940s–2000s, in summer. It runs 123 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of love & longing, memory & nostalgia, and class conflict play out through frame narrative.

Composer
Aaron Zigman
Cinematography
Robert Fraisse
Cast
Ryan GoslingRachel McAdamsGena RowlandsJames GarnerJoan AllenDavid ThorntonJames MarsdenKevin Connolly

The world of this film

Premise & themes

Tone
RomanticMelancholicNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction
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