Letters to Juliet (2010)

Sophie dreams of becoming a writer and travels to Verona, Italy where she meets the "Secretaries of Juliet".

Director:

Gary Winick

Writers:

Jose Rivera, Tim Sullivan

Stars:

Amanda Seyfried, Marcia DeBonis, Gael García Bernal

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amanda Seyfried	...	Sophie
Marcia DeBonis	...	Lorraine
Gael García Bernal	...	Victor
Giordano Formenti	...	Viticoltore
Paolo Arvedi	...	Signor Ricci (Olive Farmer)
Dario Conti	...	Cheese Supplier
Ivana Lotito	...	Young Girl
Luisa Ranieri	...	Isabella
Marina Massironi	...	Francesca
Lidia Biondi	...	Donatella (as Lydia Biondi)
Milena Vukotic	...	Maria
Luisa De Santis	...	Angelina
Christopher Egan	...	Charlie
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Claire
Remo Remotti	...	Farm House Lorenzo

Storyline

An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered "letter to Juliet" -- one of thousands of missives left at the fictional lover's Verona courtyard, which are typically answered by a the "secretaries of Juliet" -- and she goes on a quest to find the lovers referenced in the letter.

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Plot Keywords:

three word title | singing in a car | man in a swimsuit | fiancé fiancée relationship | love triangle | 

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Taglines:

The greatest love story ever told... is your own

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief rude behavior, some language and incidental smoking

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Spanish

Release Date:

14 May 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cartas a Julieta

Filming Locations:

Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£793,425 (UK) (11 June 2010)

Gross:

$53,021,560 (USA) (20 August 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Applehead Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Not only are Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero married in real life, but they played the famous lovers Lancelot and Guenevere in Camelot.

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Goofs

In the start of the movie when Sophie is leaving work her shirt goes from being tucked in, to untucked, to tucked in again between shots.

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Quotes

Claire: Charlie doesn't approve, which makes it all the more fun.

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Crazy Credits

Paintings and photographs provide the backdrop for the opening credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Rules of Engagement: Handy Man (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Quando, Quando, Quando"
Written by Tony Renis and Alberto Testa
Produced by John Houlihan and Eric Pressly
Performed by Laura Jane (as Lisa Jane) and Chris Mann

User Reviews

Unexpectedly good

I had expectations of seeing a nominal quality love story going in. I was pleasantly surprised that this film was a noticeable cut above the average. I enjoyed it a great deal; and judging from the audience, so did everyone else.

A long time ago I realized that the way the best love stories work is to make the audience wish they could be the character on the screen. This movie does this in spades.

The major weight of carrying the film rested squarely on the shoulders of Amanda Seyfried. Other than being very lovely shoulders, she did an excellent job of portraying her character. She has a great range of endearing expressions. I've seen her in a couple of other films that I enjoyed her in, but none better than this; even considering the broader production values of "Mama Mia". She was radiantly beautiful and added just the right note of intelligence, warmth and charm. In one scene where her character described her excellent education, it didn't seem ludicrous coming from her as it has in the past from other actors. I'm looking forward to seeing more of her - and not just because of her radiant beauty either.

The rest of the cast did an admirable job as well. Gael García Bernal did well in his role of Seyfried's distracted workaholic fiancé. Later in the film, the arrival of Christopher Egan as counterpoint to Bernal was handled with better than average skill by Egan. His grandmother, played with subtlety by Vanessa Redgrave, was the focus of the story and has never seemed more sensitive and caring. But hey, fellas, whoever was wrangling the script (Rivera/Sullivan), she wasn't believable saying she was 65 when she's 73. But that was the only off note to me. Finally, Oliver Platt added an enjoyable aside as Seyfried's boss.

Finally, the rest of the productions elements, sets, costumes, locations, etc are all right on the money for the theme and feel of the film; nothing out of place of awkward looking. Excellent entertainment all around.