84 Charing Cross Road
David Hugh Jones
Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench, Jean de Baer, Maurice Denham, Eleanor David, Melba Moore, Daniel Grohl, Wendy Morgan, Ian McNeice, Gene Smith-Cameron, Tom Isbell, Annie Dyson, Connie Booth, Ron Carroll
1987
UK, USA
Completed
English
100 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known as84 Charing Cross Road，is aUK, USAProducerwomen sex，At1987Released in year
。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating8.6(For reference only)。
Female writer Helen (played by Anne Bancroft) lives in New York, and she often feels frustrated that she cannot buy the rare books she needs. By chance, she discovers an advertisement from a British second-hand bookstore in a magazine and, with a sense of curiosity, sends a wish list to the owner of Marks & Co. at 84 Charing Cross Road in London. Soon, Marks & Co. gives her an unexpected surprise: she finds the rare books she has been desperately searching for and also receives sincere recommendations for rare editions from Frank (played by Anthony Hopkins). From then on, the two book lovers begin a correspondence that lasts for 20 years. Helen not only asks Frank to procure hard-to-find books but also shares her reading insights with him. They exchange literary views and critique the works of famous authors. Frank travels around to buy rare books for Helen, while she sends delicious food from America to alleviate the food scarcity faced by the bookstore staff due to the UK's rationing system. Through their continuous correspondence, they become close friends. Helen has always wanted to visit Frank in London, but due to various unexpected situations, she has not been able to do so. It is not until she receives a letter announcing Frank's death that she finally boards a plane to the UK, only to find that Marks & Co. at 84 Charing Cross Road is facing demolition…