A man reads a faded notebook, rekindling a passionate, decades-spanning love story separated by war and fate.
Romantic and melancholy. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Pluto TV (free).
Heads up on moderate sex and nudity. That is past what the PG-13 on the box suggests. Beyond that, mild language and some violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
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An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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