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Love in the Time of Cholera
Press Release

Available on DVD  March 18, 2008
Director: Mike Newell
Starring: Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt, Liev Schreiber and John Leguizamo
MPAA Rating: R for sex content/nudity and brief language.
Total Running Time:  138 minutes
DVD Order Date: February 12,2008

How long would you wait for love?
EXPERIENCE ONE OF THE GREATEST LOVE
STORIES EVER TOLD AS

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
ARRIVES ON DVD MARCH 18, 2008,
FROM NEW LINE HOME ENTERTAINMENT

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“This is the best movie I’ve seen all year.”

– Leonard Maltin, Entertainment Tonight
LOS ANGELES, CA (December 17, 2007) – Based on the timeless masterpiece by Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez (100 Years of Solitude), Love in the Time of Cholera, arrives on DVD on March 18, 2008, from New Line Home Entertainment. Starring Academy Award®-winner* Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), this sweeping romantic epic tells the captivating story of a man whose life is torn apart as he waits more than fifty years for his one true love. The ensemble cast also features Giovanna Mezzogiorno (Don’t Tell, Facing Windows), Benjamin Bratt (Traffic, Clear and Present Danger), Academy Award®-nominee** Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace), Hector Elizondo (The Princess Diaries 1 & 2, Pretty Woman), Liev Schreiber (The Omen, The Hurricane) and John Leguizamo (Moulin Rouge, Collateral Damage).
* 2008, Best Supporting Actor
** 2005, Maria Full of Grace, Best Actress

The DVD features a director’s audio commentary, a behind-the-scenes “making-of” documentary and deleted/alternate scenes. The DVD will be available at a $27.95 SRP with a February 12, 2008, order due date.
In the lush tropics of South America, an innocent desire blossoms into a romance for the ages in this stunning epic starring Javier Bardem. At the turn of the 20th century, youthful romantic Florentino Ariza spots the stunning and sheltered Fermina Daza and immediately falls in love. Denied by her father, Florentino refuses to give up his dream of winning her hand...even if that means waiting decades to fill the passion in his heart.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*

• Feature audio commentary by director Mike Newell
• “The Making of Love in the Time of Cholera” documentary
• Alternate/deleted scenes with optional audio commentary
• Theatrical trailer
• 16x9 widescreen (2.35) version of the film
• English Dolby Digital 5.1
• English 2.0 Stereo Surround
• English and Spanish subtitles
• Closed captions


*DVD special features subject to change.
Title Format SRP Cat. # ISBN # UPC #
Love in the Time of Cholera Keepcase $27.95 SRP 1000036654 0-7806-8013-8 794043113451
New Line Home Entertainment distributes New Line Cinema theatrical films on DVD, including the premium DVD brand infinifilm™. The Company also distributes feature films and non-theatrical programs acquired or produced by New Line Home Entertainment and New Line Television. Founded almost 40 years ago, New Line Cinema is the most successful independent film company in the world. Its mission is to produce innovative, popular and profitable entertainment in the best creative environment. In addition to the production, marketing and distribution of theatrical motion pictures, the fully-integrated studio has divisions devoted to home entertainment, television, music, theater, merchandising and an international unit. In 2005, New Line partnered with HBO to form Picturehouse, a new theatrical distribution company to release independent films. A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line’s Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most successful film franchises in history. New Line is a division of Time Warner, Inc.
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New Line Home Entertainment
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jennifer.abrams@newline.com

 
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