LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA Closing Night Gala

One of the greatest love stories ever told, and based on the timeless masterpiece by Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez , LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA spans a half-century in the complex , magical and sensual city of Cartagena, Colombia.

This epic tale tells the story of a man who waits over 50 years for his one true love. Academy Award® nominee Javier, Bardem stars as Fiorentino Ariza, who discovers his life’s passion when he sees Fermina Daza (Giovanna Mezzog iorno} rough the window of her Father’s villa . Though Fiorentino’s letters awaken the young beauty’s subdued heart, her Father (John Leguizamo) demands that she marry into one of Cartagena’s grand families and forbids her from seeing the ardent suitor. As years go by, Fermina marries the sophisticated and sensible Dr. Juvenal Urbino (Benjamin Bratt), who has brought order and medicine to Cartagena by stemming the waves of cholera that have haunted the city.

But Fiorentino has not forgotten Fermina. His heart is patient, and he will wait a lifetime for the chance to be with her again. Directed by Mike Newell (HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL), LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA is a thrilling, sensual and complex journey into the very heart of love.