Who is The Notebook based on?

Who is The Notebook based on?

Nicholas Sparks The film is based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, but the author wrote on his website that Allie and Noah were based on his then-wife's grandparents. They were together for over 60 years, and Sparks was impressed with how strong their love for each other was.

Is The Notebook inspired by a true story?

The movie is based on a true story. Nicholas Spark's book is based on his ex-wife Cathy's grandparents. The couple was together for 60 years and Nicholas's ex was very close to them. ... That was the day Nicholas heard the story of how the couple met, which later inspired The Notebook.

Are the pictures at the end of The Notebook real?

His father is the late director John Cassavetes, who actually sort of appears in the film when photos of Allie and Noah through the years. The pictures are actually the personal photos of Rowlands of her and her husband, with Garner's face photo shopped in over John's face.

Why is The Notebook bad?

'The Notebook' is bad but its messaging is worse But the movie does far worse than that. It doesn't help that the film is tainted by recent news about its novelist. ... Essentially, the film romanticizes toxic relationships and promulgates an unhealthy culture of jerk worship.

Is Noah's house in the notebook the nursing home?

The Nursing Home (Black River Plantation): Noah and Allie are living here in the present-day, at a nursing home. It was filmed at Black River Plantation in Georgetown County, South Carolina.

Did Netflix change the ending of The Notebook?

"Things you should know... — we did not edit the notebook — an alternate version exists and was supplied to us — we are getting to the bottom of it asap — apparently some films have more than one ending?!" One enthusiast of the novel seemed to confirm this and wrote, "The alternate ending of The Notebook is more ...

Why did Noah and Allie break up?

The story he reads follows two young lovers named Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun. They met one evening at a carnival many years ago. Allie's parents separate Noah and Allie. They disapprove of Noah's lack of wealth, and move Allie away.

Does Allie choose Noah or Lon?

Yet, she is not dependent solely on Noah, for she makes important decisions — she chooses to seek him out, she chooses him over Lon, and she chooses to write an emotional an insightful letter to Noah in order help him deal with her illness.

What is the plot of the notebook?

• Plot summary. The Notebook begins with a man in a nursing home, reading a story to a woman. The story is about two young lovers, Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun, who meet one day at a carnival. Although the two are falling in love, Allie's parents forbid the relationship and move Allie away.

Who is the guy in the notebook?

• The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks . The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love in the 1940's. Their story is narrated from the present day by an elderly man (portrayed by James Garner)...

Is there going to be a sequel to the movie- The Notebook?

• The incredibly popular Nicholas Sparks film The Notebook from 2004 is returning with a spirited sequel tentatively entitled The Notebook 2 and will be filmed in and around Des Moines, Iowa. Nick Cassavetes is returning as director and Nicholas Sparks has a finished screenplay in hand as filming is set to begin this fall.

What is the story of 'the notebook' in brief?

• The Notebook is a 1996 novel by Nicholas Sparks. The story centers on the relationship between Noah Calhoun and Allie Nelson. Spanning over five decades, their love endures an uncertain beginning, the onset and conclusion of World War II, the death of one child, and Allie's eventual diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.