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The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, from a screenplay by Jeremy Leven and Jan Sardi, 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.
Jun 25, 2004 · The Notebook: Directed by Nick Cassavetes. With Tim Ivey, Gena Rowlands, Starletta DuPois, James Garner. An elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by the difference in their respective social classes.
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- Drama, Romance
- Nick Cassavetes
- 2004-06-25
The story begins in 1940. At a carnival in Seabrook Island, South Carolina, local country boy Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) sees seventeen-year-old heiress Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) for the first time and is immediately smitten.
- Garin Pirnia
- It was based on a true story. Nicholas Sparks’s book was based on his then-wife Cathy's grandparents, who spent more than 60 years together. Cathy was close to her grandparents, and visited them frequently.
- Nicholas Sparks thinks the book was successful because it was relatable. “It seems that nearly everyone I spoke with about the novel knew a ‘Noah and Allie’ in their own life,” Sparks wrote on his website.
- The screenwriter had to work hard to make the characters seem real. The Notebook screenwriter Jeremy Leven had the daunting task of adapting Sparks's book into a script.
- Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling didn't get along—at first. Even though they played lovers in the movie and then began dating in real life, the couple clashed during production.
May 20, 2004 · 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 1940's.
In 1940s South Carolina, mill worker Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) and rich girl Allie (Rachel McAdams) are desperately in love. But her parents don't approve. When Noah goes off to serve in...
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- Romance, Drama
- PG-13
The Notebook. YEAR: 2004. ROLE: Frank Calhoun. DIRECTOR: Nick Cassavetes. US THEATRICAL RELEASE: June 25, 2004. Plot Summary. As teenagers, Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind courtship that soon blossoms into tender intimacy.
