This is a movie that I enjoy. It's not a fast paced thriller or even a romantic love story. Though books feature prominently in the story, I think it's really a story about friendship. Be warned though, the movie is like a lazy afternoon. It's very slow paced. From the back cover:
A story about love and the love of books, 84 Charing Cross Road features Academy Award winners Ann Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins in stellar performances. Helen Hanff (Bancroft), a feisty New York writer, mails a letter to a small London bookshop requesting some rare English classics. Frank Doel (Hopkins), the reserved English bookseller, answers her request, beginning a touching and humorous correspondence that spans two continents and two decades. Hanff's acerbic wit starkly contrasts Doel's aloof British demeanor, but their mutual love of books forms a bond that deepens with each passing year. Their intimate, richly detailed letters draw us into their lives as Helen and Frank share their dreams, hopes, sorrows and joys -- and in doing so develop a lasting and extraordinary relationship.
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