In the complex, magical and sensual city of Cartagena, Colombia, a man waits over fifty years for his one true love. Florentino Ariza, a poet and telegraph clerk, discovers his life's passion when he sees Fermina Daza through the window of her father's villa. Through a series of passionate letters, Florentino gradually awakens the young beauty's heart, but her father is furious when he learns of the affair, and vows to keep them apart forever. As the years go by, Fermina marries the sophisticated aristocrat Dr. Juvenal Urbino, who has brought order and medicine to Cartagena, stemming the waves of cholera that mysteriously besiege the city. He sweeps her away to Paris for years, and when they start their lives together back in Cartagena, she has all but forgotten her first love. But Florentino has not forgotten her. Now a wealthy ship-owner, Florentino engages in a series of affairs but still yearns for Fermina. His heart is patient, and he will wait a lifetime for the chance to be with her again.

Production Status: Released

Genres: Drama, Romance and Adaptatio

Running Time: 2 hrs. 18 min.

Release Date: November 16th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for sex content/nudity and brief language.

Distributors: New Line Cinema

Production Co.: Stone Village Pictures

Studios: New Line Cinema

Financiers: Co-Financier: Grosvenor Park

Filming Locations: Brazil, South America

London, England

Colombia, South America

Produced in: United States