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

Largely shot in sequence.

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Goofs

When Sophie and Charlie are at an outside café eating ice cream they both go from having 2 scoops, to 1, to 1 and a half, to 2.

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Quotes

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

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Crazy Credits

Special thanks to Lise Friedman and Ceil Friedman for their book "Letters to Juliet: Celebrating Shakespeare's Greatest Heroine, the Magical City of Verona and the Power of Love."

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Connections

References Romeo and Juliet (1936)

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Soundtracks

"What If"
Written by Colbie Caillat, Rick Nowels and Jason Reeves
Produced by John Shanks
Performed by Colbie Caillat
Courtesy of Universal Republic Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Coulda been a classic, but

Really enjoyed this film. A very good story, that had many good moments, one in particular -- if you've seen the film, you know which one I'm talking about. Redgrave made this film. She is amazing, and she gave the story believability. But the film could have been a classic. Two things got in the way. 1) The story was just a little too light, seems like they were trying too hard to make a romantic comedy, instead of letting it be what it was -- probably the money people were responsibly for that one. 2) The two leads were somewhat unlikable, with zero chemistry. She was OK, but he was a Hugh Grant caricature. The pacing of their relationship was way too fast to be believable. I think this story is good enough to be remade, and I think it should be

• with a different Sophie and a different Charlie, and maybe a little

(please note I said a "little") more serious tone. Other than Sophie and Charlie, I think the film was very well cast.