Based on Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez s novel and adapted by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood (The Pianist), Love In the Time of Cholera is one of the world s most romantic stories. The drama traces the job-like vigil of Florentino Ariza (Javier Bardem), who waits for more than half a century to claim the hand of Fermina Daza (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), the woman he loves.

Young married couple Giovanna (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and Filippo (Filippo Nigro) have been married long enough to have become almost completely jaded by their lots in life, with most of their individual aspirations having been set aside some time ago. As their marriage begins to fall apart, the two encounter a strange old man (Massimo Girotti) who calls himself Simone since he can't seem to recall his real name or much about his past history. Filippo brings the man home to stay with them, which initially irritates Giovanna. Over time, she gradually befriends the confused old man and eventually notices a tattoo on his arm indicative of his being a WWII Holocaust survivor. Taking Simone to an old Roman ghetto, she helps him remember his name (Davide) and his time spent in that very ghetto -- which includes recalling the very painful memory of his lover Simone's capture and murder at the hands of the Nazis. Meanwhile, Giovanna has been spending her free time impulsively peeping across the street at her attractiv

An exclusive clip in the 'In the Time of Cholera,' starring Javier Bardem and Giovanna Mezzogiorno.

An exclusive clip in the 'In the Time of Cholera,' starring Javier Bardem and Giovanna Mezzogiorno.

An exclusive clip in the 'In the Time of Cholera,' starring Javier Bardem and Giovanna Mezzogiorno.

An exclusive clip from the motion picture 'Love in the Time of Cholera,' starring Javier Bardem and Giovanna Mezzogiorno.