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The Love Letter

The Love Letter

1999, Movie, 1h 28min

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.

Country: United States

Director:

Peter Chan Ho-Sun

Cast:

Ellen DeGeneres

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6.0

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Critic Darren Bignell

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6

...the film has a warm, lazy charm derived from agreeable performances and pretty scenery.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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7

The performances feel right (...) and the screenplay by Maria Maggenti (...) crackles with good dialogue and wit.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

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