Overview

• The film premiered exclusively on Netflix on August 1 and is now streaming worldwide.
• Critics are divided over its slow-burn pacing and depth of character work, praising striking visuals but critiquing its narrative momentum.
• Audiences have taken to social media with emotional responses to its heartrending conclusion that diverges from Julia Whelan’s novel.
• Sofia Carson stars as American scholar Anna De La Vega opposite Corey Mylchreest’s poetry professor Jamie Davenport in the adaptation.
• Shot across Oxford landmarks under director Iain Morris and executive-produced by Carson, the mid-range $20–30 million production underscores Netflix’s novel-based romance strategy.