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Old age is not the same thing as historical interest
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The Bookshop

Old age is not the same thing as historical interest. Otherwise you and I would be far...

Edmund Brundish:
Old age is not the same thing as historical interest. Otherwise you and I would be far more interesting than we are

Full Transcript

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Old age is not the same thing as historical interest
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Otherwise you and I would be far more interesting than we are
Duration
7 seconds
Views
321
Timestamp in Movie
01:27:15
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
Zephyr Films,A Contracorriente Films,Diagonal TV

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Movie Summary

England 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.

Actors

Bill Nighy
Edmund Brundish
Bill Nighy
Patricia Clarkson
Violet Gamart
Patricia Clarkson
I repeat, I want you to leave my friend Florence Green alone. - The Bookshop 00:05
I repeat, I want you to leave my friend Florence Green alone...
Well it appears your friend has failed to take the law into consideration, - The Bookshop 00:11
Well it appears your friend has failed to take the law into ...
Are you referring to a law that didn't exist a year ago, - The Bookshop 00:06
Are you referring to a law that didn't exist a year ago...
I won't deny my nephew's bill may affect the bookshop, - The Bookshop 00:09
I won't deny my nephew's bill may affect the books...
But there are so many regulations to be considered, Mr. Brundish. - The Bookshop 00:06
But there are so many regulations to be considered, Mr. Brun...
Ordinary mortals like myself, and of course like you, - The Bookshop 00:07
Ordinary mortals like myself, and of course like you,
I am in politics, and subsequently, - The Bookshop 00:08
I am in politics, and subsequently,
We wouldn't even know how to find the right person to write to. - The Bookshop 00:05
We wouldn't even know how to find the right person to w...
Madam, I know perfectly well who to write to. - The Bookshop 00:04
Madam, I know perfectly well who to write to.
Over the past years, if I hadn't made it my business to know, - The Bookshop 00:09
Over the past years, if I hadn't made it my business to...
This is why I am certain that, if nothing has been done so far, - The Bookshop 00:08
This is why I am certain that, if nothing has been done so f...
We can certainly think of ways of making the move easier, - The Bookshop 00:06
We can certainly think of ways of making the move easier,
There are still plenty of other places to let - The Bookshop 00:07
There are still plenty of other places to let
I wish I could do something more - The Bookshop 00:10
I wish I could do something more
But you mustn't speak to me that way, Mr. Brundish. - The Bookshop 00:04
But you mustn't speak to me that way, Mr. Brundish.
I can't answer that question "yes" or "no." - The Bookshop 00:11
I can't answer that question "yes" or "n...
That is, you have behaved exactly as I expected. - The Bookshop 00:04
That is, you have behaved exactly as I expected.
[MRS. GAMART SIGHS] - The Bookshop 00:06
[MRS. GAMART SIGHS]
[GENERAL GAMART CLEARS THROAT] - The Bookshop 00:07
[GENERAL GAMART CLEARS THROAT]
It was also odd that he came to see us that very morning. - The Bookshop 00:05
It was also odd that he came to see us that very morning.