Love Letters (1945 film)
- Jennifer Jones: Victoria Remington
- Joseph Cotten: Allen Quinton
- Robert Sully: Roger Morland
- Cecil Kellaway: Mac
- Anita Louise Helen Wentworth
- Gladys Cooper: Beatrice Remington
Love Letters (OT: Love Letters ) is an American love story starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten, directed by William Dieterle from 1945 Ayn Rand took in her screenplay in Edmond Rostand's verse drama numerous bonds Cyrano de Bergerac.. For Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten, it was the second of four films together.
Action
During the fighting at the front in Italy, the Englishman Alan Quinton offers his friend Roger Morland to write love letters to the young Victoria Remington for him. Roger is not so dexterous with the words and takes the help of his friend gratefully. Victoria fell in love with each letter more in the - supposed - Senders Roger and committed in their responses their growing feelings. The more intense the correspondence is, the more in love with Alan, who is actually engaged to Helen Wentworth, Victoria. After the war, Roger returns to England and Alan is left alone with his love for a woman he has never seen and has no idea at all of its existence. Then it comes out that Victoria Roger should have killed three days after the wedding. Indeed, the circumstances of the crime could never be solved, because the only witness Beatrice Remington has fallen into a state of shock in horror at what they saw and Victoria suffering from amnesia since the event. All her memories are lost. It succeeds Alan finally, to solve the mystery: Richard could not bear that loved Victoria not him, but the author of the love letters. The marriage was marked by physical and psychological violence by Richard against Victoria. When Richard threw the said letters into the fire, it came to the fight with Victoria, who tried to save the letters. In this situation, Beatrice rushed to help and stabbed Roger, to then fall in horror at their actions in the catatonia. Victoria suffered total amnesia. In the end, Beatrice has to answer for their crimes, while Victoria and Alan marry.
Background
Producer Hal Wallis offered the male lead initially to Gregory Peck, who refused, however, because he had recently taken a very similar role in Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound. Wallis then opted for Joseph Cotten, who stood like Jennifer Jones under contract with David O. Selznick. Jennifer Jones received a fee of U.S. $ 100,000 and was nominated for her performance for an Oscar as best actress. She lost at the end opposite Joan Crawford in As long as a heart beat. Jones and Cotten were shortly after the end of filming of love letters already back together for Duel in the Sun, directed by King Vidor front of the camera.
Awards
The film started with four nominations in the Academy Awards ceremony in 1946, but did not win any of the prices:
- Best Actress: Jennifer Jones
- Best Production Design ( Black and White): Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson, Sam Comer, Ray Moyer
- Best Music: Victor Young
- Best Song: Love Letters (Victor Young, Edward Heyman )