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The Love Letter

The Love Letter

Comedy that pushes the envelope

19995.11h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Peter Chan Ho-Sun
Written by Cathleen Schine, Maria Maggenti
Produced by Sarah Pillsbury, Midge Sanford
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Top Cast

Kate Capshaw

Kate Capshaw

Helen

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Lillian

Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres

Janet

Geraldine McEwan

Geraldine McEwan

Miss Scattergoods

Julianne Nicholson

Julianne Nicholson

Jennifer

Tom Everett Scott

Tom Everett Scott

Johnny

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

George

Gloria Stuart

Gloria Stuart

Eleanor

Bill Buell

Bill Buell

Officer Dan

Alice Drummond

Alice Drummond

Postal Clerk

Themes & Keywords

bookshoplove lettermisunderstandingunfulfilled love

About The Love Letter

The Love Letter is a comedy, romance film released in 1999 exploring themes of bookshop, love letter, misunderstanding, unfulfilled love. Directed by Peter Chan Ho-Sun, it stars Kate Capshaw, Blythe Danner, Ellen DeGeneres. 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.

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