Budget:$30,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend: $13,464,745 (USA) (27 June 2004) (2303 Screens) Gross:$81,001,787 (USA) (21 November

2004) Runtime: 123 min

The Notebook is a 2004 romance film directed by Nick Cassavetes, based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love during the early 1940s. Their story is narrated from the present day by an elderly man played by James Garner, telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident, played by Gena Rowlands.

Cast
Ryan Gosling as Noah Calhoun, Rachel McAdams as Allie Hamilton, James Garner as Older Noah Calhoun, Gena Rowlands as Older Allie Calhoun, Sam Shepard as Frank Calhoun, Joan Allen as Anne Hamilton, David Thornton as John Hamilton, James Marsden as Lon Hammond, Kevin Connolly as Fin.

The movie starts in a nursing home with Duke reading to an older woman, whose memory is slipping from her more and more every day. Duke reads the story of two lovers who meet in the south at a carnival. The story dates back to the summer of 1940, on Seabrook Island, South Carolina. Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) is a high school girl from a wealthy family spending the summer in Seabrook. Noah is the hard working, dirt-poor local boy. After Noah's several attempts to go on a date with Allie, she finally agrees, resulting in both of them falling in love with each other over the summer. Shockingly, Allies parents do not approve and try to split the two up, seemingly forever. Obviously, weve seen this thousand of times before. What make it work this time are good performances from the leads, and the fact that Notebooks premise doesnt take up the entire two hours. In fact, it takes up only the first half hour to forty-five minutes. The two spend the whole summer together but Allie is forced to move and go to college although she was willing to give it up for Noah. Allie is forced to leave Seabrook a week earlier than planned, leaving her unable to say goodbye to her beloved Noah.. After Allies parents split them up the relationship is over. For seven years the two never cross paths until Noah coincidentally sees her in the street. But before he can open his

mouth, he sees shes living a fine life without him, complete with a smarmy businessman fianc Lon (James Marsden). After waiting several years for Noah to write to her, Allie becomes engaged to Lon. Actually Noah writes Allie 365 letters but she never gets them. Noah's picture catches Allie's eye. He is standing in front of a fully restored, 200 year old home. The article is filled with praise for his accomplishments. Allie's heart nearly bursts. The last time she saw this house it was a rotted decaying shamble. She stood enfolded in Noah's arms in the great entryway and listened to his plans to buy and restore this house. Just the way she wanted it. With her love for Noah still alive, the picture pulls at her heart. She has to go back, see if Noah is okay, and tell him about her marriage. They both think the echo deep in their hearts, the one that has lasted all these years, is not shared by the other. Allie is then forced to choose between her fianc and her first love. She chooses Noah, her first love. Throughout the movie, in between the scenes of Noah and Allie are scenes of an elderly man reading their story in a nursing home to an elderly woman slowly losing her memory. Guess what he was reading the story from a notebook which he used to write when young. It is revealed that she is Allie and he is the one she chose. He is Noah. Allie has developed Dementia. They die in each other's arms. The Notebook is a gentle romantic tale in the midst of blockbuster action films and goofball comedies. The Notebook isnt just a film for women. Its a movie for anyone who wants to get lost in a beautiful story, for anyone who believes romance is still alive on film. Plot An elderly man reads from a notebook to an elderly woman about a story between two young lovers, Allie and Noah. The story dates back to the summer of 1940, on Seabrook Island, South Carolina. Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) is a high school girl from a wealthy family spending the summer in Seabrook. At a carnival, Allie meets Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling), a local boy who takes a fondness towards her. After Noah's several attempts to go on a date with Allie, she finally agrees, resulting in both of them falling in love with each other over the summer. Once Allie's rich parents have met Noah, they disapprove of him. After a fight with Noah, Allie is forced to leave Seabrook a week

earlier than planned, leaving her unable to say goodbye to her beloved Noah. After waiting several years for Noah to write to her, Allie becomes engaged to Lon. After seeing Noah's photo in a newspaper she travels back to Seabrook to check on Noah, recognizes the strong feelings she still has for him. Allie is then forced to choose between her fianc and her first love. Throughout the movie, flashbacks show the elderly man and the elderly woman reading. It is revealed that she is Allie and he is the one she chose. He is Noah. Allie has developed Dementia. They die in each other's arms.