Love Letters (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Stanley Donen

Writers (WGA):

A.R. Gurney (play)
A.R. Gurney (teleplay)

Release Date:

12 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

An ambitious U.S. Senator (Steven Weber) reflects back on his life after the death of a woman (Laura...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play

Cast

Steven Weber	...	Andrew Ladd
Laura Linney	...	Melissa Gardner Cobb
Kirsten Storms	...	Teenaged Melissa
Tim Redwine	...	Teenaged Andrew
Isabella Fink	...	Melissa - Age 7
Stephen Joffe	...	Andy - Age 7
Chas Lawther	...	Harry
Patrick Galligan	...	Charlie Jenkins
Jackie Richardson	...	Ella
Emily Hampshire	...	Gretchen Lascelles
Eve Conroy	...	Miss Conroy
Marcia Diamond	...	Kitty Walpole
June Whitman	...	Mrs. Pommeroy
Aaron Ashmore	...	Bob Bartram

Runtime:

Israel:85 min | USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Marstar/Mandy Films

Trivia:

The original Broadway production of "Love Letters" by A.R. Gurney opened at the Edison Theater on October 31, 1989 and ran for 96 performances. The play was nominated for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Movie Connections:

References "60 Minutes" (1968)

this *is* one of the most beautiful films ever made

I stumbled across Love Letters on TV one morning and was immediately struck by the clever way in which its done. Re-reading all their old letters, delving into their past, reliving their history. How many of us havent done that? I was spellbound and stayed glued to the screen to the end. The film is so clever. It does stay in one place, rarely straying from the room, and some will find this boring, but have we lost all imagination that we have to have endless action and moving about to stay entertained? The story and the way the two characters relate to one another, weaving in and out of each others lives, is a masterpiece; and I am disappointed it never made it to the big screens (too boring hah?);- I would like to have bought it on video. (and DVD) I suppose in a sense it is like Steel Magnolias, but whereas that *can* be slow, and certainly sentimental, Love Letters, is sharp and unfussy. I only wish the years didnt pass by so quickly. Laura Linney is now my favourite actress, and I leap to record Love Letters each time it appears on TV (just in case!);- even the most unemotional of viewers will find something to appreciate.