The Love Letter (1999 film)

The Love Letter ( Original title: The Love Letter ) is an American love story from 1999 by Peter Chan.

Content

Summer in a sleepy town in New England. The owner of a small bookstore Helen MacFarquhar found in a crack in a sofa in her business a love letter; However, without the name of the sender and the receiver. Helen is fascinated by the words of the letter. She believes the letter was addressed to her, as he finally lay on the couch of their business. The poetically -written letter sets emotions in Helen -free and falls in love with her ​​young temporary help, the 20 -year-old student Johnny, because she thinks that the letter came from him. Johnny on the other hand, the in house Helens secretly reads the letter a short time later, thinks the letter was addressed to him by Helen. Then, the two begin an intimate love affair. At the same time, Helen also of George Matthias, the local firefighter who swarmed. George is in love with Helen for many years and also shows her his feelings openly. However, Helen is aware of its feelings are not safe and also continues to meet with Johnny.

After a few weeks Helens mother and her grandmother logs in for a visit. At the same time more and more people see the place the love letter, which also lost with readers long gone - believed feelings releases again ( for example, the local police commissioner or Janet, Helen employee). While Helen's mother and her grandmother arrived in the village, reveals Lillian ( Helen's mother) her daughter that she was a lesbian and will henceforth live with Miss Scattergoods. Helen accepted her mother's decision and is pleased with their openness. A short time later, Helen meets with Johnny to talk about their relationship. Here, it is clear that neither the letter nor by Helen Johnny comes. Helen is thereupon unsure of their feelings and do not know how to proceed her relationship with Johnny.

At a garden party, George and Helen meet again. George shares with Helen that he will move to New York. Then she asks George where she could reach him. He tells her that he will send her a postcard. At the same time Lillian and Miss Scattergoods sitting together in a bedroom and talk. Miss Scattergoods reads a few lines from the love letter found by Helen, and she says Lillian, that the letter from her tribe and she wrote it many years ago for them to show her their intense love.

It remains open for what man Helen decides.

Criticism

" The blatantly old-fashioned idea of ​​the film takes place only in the loving and detailed staging a playful elegance, their generation unifying joy of life seems almost contagious. "

"Unfortunately, the whole story is so good, therefore, that they in the long run rather bored as entertains. In addition, it has refrained from Miss Spielberg and Tom Selleck is not just to offer as a friendly fireman most attractive spectacle crew. Regisser Peter Chan has presented many good and fun approaches here. "

Background

  • With an estimated production budget of 20 million U.S. dollars, the movie was only able to import 8.3 million dollars again.
  • The film was shot in various cities in the U.S. state of Massachusetts
1999 in film Screenplay Cathleen Schine Film score Romance film
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