84 Charing Cross Road

Here we have one of the few films capable of making me cry. Based on the true story of the transatlantic correspndence between a New York writer and a London book-seller this film ranks as one of the most uplifting yet heartbreaking you will ever see. There are many subjects covered throughout and I will ley you discover them for yourself. I will mention this...considering English director David Hugh Jones would go on to direct episodes for many current TV faves such as GHOST WHISPERER, BONES and the likes it is amazing how he crafts this adaptation to work on the screen. Not only are the cast superbly directed, the sense of timing and blocking of scenes it remarkable to say the least. Also worth noting is Connie Booth playing an American visitor to London and horror's CANDYMAN bad ass Tony Todd weighing in with a nice cameo. All of this aside, this is the Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins show and here you will see them at their finest. Also of interest is Helene Hanff, who helped adapt her autobiographical book to screenplay took the USC SCRIPTER AWARD along with collaborator Hugh Whitemore. So successful was her story her old apartment house in New York city has been renamed Charing Cross House where a plaque commemorates her memory.