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Feature film — 2016

The History of Love (2016)

6.42h 14mDrama — Romance — War

The story of a long-lost book that mysteriously reappears and connects an old man searching for his son with a girl seeking a cure for her mother's loneliness.

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A high-signal pick with 98 votes.

Oï Oï Oï Productions / 2.4.7. Films / Wild Bunch / France 3 Cinéma / Caramel Films / Panache Productions / La Compagnie Cinématographique / VOO & Be tv / RTBF / Libra Film

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Director: Radu Mihăileanu

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Cast & crew

Derek Jacobi as Leopold Gursky

Derek Jacobi

Leopold Gursky

Sophie Nélisse as Alma Singer

Sophie Nélisse

Alma Singer

Gemma Arterton as Alma Mereminski

Gemma Arterton

Alma Mereminski

Elliott Gould as Bruno Leibovitch

Elliott Gould

Bruno Leibovitch

Torri Higginson as Charlotte Singer

Torri Higginson

Charlotte Singer

Mark Rendall as Young Leopold Gursky

Mark Rendall

Young Leopold Gursky

Corneliu Ulici as Young Bruno Leibovitch

Corneliu Ulici

Young Bruno Leibovitch

William Ainscough as Bird Singer

William Ainscough

Bird Singer

Alex Ozerov-Meyer as Misha Strumann

Alex Ozerov-Meyer

Misha Strumann

Jamie Bloch as Zoey Schwartz

Jamie Bloch

Zoey Schwartz

C

Claudiu Maier

Zvi Litvinoff

Julian Bailey as Jeff

Julian Bailey

Jeff