The Notebook (2004)

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, Gena Rowlands
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Genre: Romantic Drama
Rating: PG-13

Summary:

The Notebook is a romantic drama based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks. The story is told in a dual timeline, focusing on the love story between Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) and Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams). In the present day, an elderly man named Duke (James Garner) reads a love story from his notebook to Allie, a woman suffering from Alzheimer's (played by Gena Rowlands), in a nursing home. As Duke reads, the audience is taken back to the 1940s, where the story of Noah and Allie’s passionate romance unfolds.

In the past, Noah and Allie come from different social classes but fall deeply in love during the summer in North Carolina. Despite their strong connection, Allie's wealthy parents do not approve of the relationship and try to separate them. After a summer of unforgettable love, they part ways, and years go by. Noah writes to Allie every day for a year, but she never receives his letters. Eventually, they go their separate ways, and Allie becomes engaged to another man, Lon (James Marsden), a successful lawyer.

Years later, Noah and Allie reunite, and their love reignites. However, Allie is torn between her life with Lon and the deep, unbreakable bond she shares with Noah. As they rekindle their romance, they must face the challenges of their different backgrounds, the passage of time, and the choices that will define their future.