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Film · 2022

Book of love

Directed by Analeine Cal y Mayor · starring Sam Claflin, Verónica Echegui and Antonia Clarke

  • 1 h 46 min
  • Comedy · Romance
  • UKUSA
  • Released in the UK 3 February 2022

Synopsis

Henry, a stuffy, formal writer, realizes that his latest book has been a failure. However, his publicist tells him that, almost inexplicably, it is proving to be a success in Mexico. So he decides to cross the Atlantic to talk about his latest work. There he meets Maria, his translator. He soon realizes that the reason for the success of his book is that Maria had rewritten it as an erotic novel. Together they must tour the country to promote the book and soon sparks start to fly between them.

Starring Sam Claflin ('The Hunger Games: Catching Fire') and Verónica Echegui. The cast is completed by Fernando Becerril, Ruy Gaytan, Horacio Garcia Rojas, Horacio Villalobos, Lucy Punch, Melissa Pino, Sofia Sisniega, Giovanni Florido, Alejandro Bracho, Antonia Clarke, Edwarda Gurrola, Galya Vidal, Remmie Milner and Daniela Luque.

Book of Love' was directed by Analeine Cal y Mayor ('Donde los pájaros van a morir', 'El niño que huele a pez') and written by Cal y Mayor herself with David Quantick.

It is produced by XYZ Films, Vertigo Films, Sky, Buzzfeed Studios, Blazing Griffin and NOW Films in collaboration with BondIt Media Capital, Head Gear Films, Kreo Films FZ, Metrol Technology and Pimienta Films. It is a co-production between the UK, US and Mexico.

Where to watch Book of love

All the options

Book of love is not on any service in the UK right now. It can be watched in other countries:

  • Mexico Prime Video: subscription, rent 50.00 MXN, buy 59.00 MXN

The essentials

Runtime
106 min1 hour and 46 minutes
How long is Book of love?
1 hour and 46 minutes (106 minutes).
When was Book of love released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 3 February 2022.
Who directed Book of love?
Analeine Cal y Mayor.
Who is in Book of love?
It stars Sam Claflin, Verónica Echegui, Antonia Clarke and Fernando Becerril.
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Producers
Phil Hunt, Allan Niblo

Photos and posters

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Reviews

All 2 reviews

What the critics say average 0.0 from 2 outlets

  • 0.0 VarietyTomris Laffly "'Book of Love' presents itself on the time-honored principle of 'sex sells,' defying a sex-starved cinematic landscape." Read
  • 0.0 Los Angeles TimesGary Goldsten ?Book of Love? is an entertaining watch. Just don?t scratch even the slightest bit beneath its glossy, super-contrived surface. Read
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