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The Love Letter
“Comedy that pushes the envelope”
5.2 / 10• 1999• 1h 28m•PG-13• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
In the sleepy New England town of Loblolly By The Sea, a letter has arrived that is going to wake things up. It is a love letter - ardent, sensual... and unsigned. As the letter falls into different hands, residents of the small town to eye one another with renewed interest - wondering who it's for and who it's from. Determined to find the letter's author, Helen MacFarquhar begins a quest that will open her life to a new chapter involving two decidedly different men: George, an old friend from her past, and Johnny, a young man very much in her present. Unexpectedly, one mysterious love note has the power to unlock some startling secrets, leaving a trail of wonderful surprises as it turns an entire town upside down.
Cast & Crew
Kate Capshaw
Helen
Lead
Blythe Danner
Lillian
Ellen DeGeneres
Janet
Geraldine McEwan
Miss Scattergoods
Julianne Nicholson
Jennifer
Tom Everett Scott
Johnny
Tom Selleck
George
Gloria Stuart
Eleanor
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Chan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Love Letter is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
