I Sent a Letter to My Love (1980)

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112 min - Drama - 9 April 1980 (France)

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Simone Signoret	...	Louise Martin
	Jean Rochefort	...	Gilles Martin
	Delphine Seyrig	...	Yvette
	Geneviève Fontanel	...	Béatrice
	Dominique Labourier	...	Catherine
	Gilette Barbier	...	Madame Guillaume (as Gillette Barbier)
	Marion Loran	...	La préposée poste
	Jean Obé	...	Hugues
	Madeleine Ozeray	...	Madame Thomas
	Danielle Altenburger	...	La caissière magasin mode
	Claudine Delvaux
	Pierre Gallon	...	Le curé
	Florence Haziot	...	La vendeuse
	Marius Laurey	...	Le brocanteur
	Anne-Marie Matignon

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A middle-aged disabled man unknowingly begins a lonely hearts correspondence with his own unmarried sister, who takes care of him. As he writes more and more to her, he begins to fall in love, and she, knowing that it is her brother who is writing, discovers a new, tender side to him. But trouble looms when he asks to meet her in person. Written by Albert Sanchez Moreno

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Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

9 April 1980 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Droga nieznajoma See more »

Filming Locations:

Chapelle Sainte-Anne-la-Palud, Plonévez-Porzay, Finistère, France See more »

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Production Co:

Cinéproduction, France 3 (FR 3) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: 112 min | France: 96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Still unreleased on DVD as of 2011. See more »

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