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The Letter

Original title: La lettre
  • 19991999
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Pedro Abrunhosa and Chiara Mastroianni in La lettre (1999)
  • Drama
A well-bred, lovely, spiritual, sad young woman marries an attentive physician who loves her. She feels affection but no love. Soon after, without design, she falls in love with Pedro Abrunh... Read allA well-bred, lovely, spiritual, sad young woman marries an attentive physician who loves her. She feels affection but no love. Soon after, without design, she falls in love with Pedro Abrunhosa, a poet and performance artist. He also loves her. She keeps her distance from him, co... Read allA well-bred, lovely, spiritual, sad young woman marries an attentive physician who loves her. She feels affection but no love. Soon after, without design, she falls in love with Pedro Abrunhosa, a poet and performance artist. He also loves her. She keeps her distance from him, confessing her love to a friend who is a nun and, later, to her husband. Hunger for her love... Read all
IMDb RATING
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714
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  • Director
    • Manoel de Oliveira
  • Writers
    • Manoel de Oliveira(scenario and dialogue)
    • Madame de La Fayette(inspired by the book "La Princesse de Clèves")
    • Jacques Parsi(translation: French)
  • Stars
    • Chiara Mastroianni
    • Pedro Abrunhosa
    • Antoine Chappey
Top credits
  • Director
    • Manoel de Oliveira
  • Writers
    • Manoel de Oliveira(scenario and dialogue)
    • Madame de La Fayette(inspired by the book "La Princesse de Clèves")
    • Jacques Parsi(translation: French)
  • Stars
    • Chiara Mastroianni
    • Pedro Abrunhosa
    • Antoine Chappey
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    • 5User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Chiara Mastroianni
    Chiara Mastroianni
    • Mme de Clèvesas Mme de Clèves
    Pedro Abrunhosa
    • Pedro Abrunhosaas Pedro Abrunhosa
    Antoine Chappey
    • M. de Clèvesas M. de Clèves
    Leonor Silveira
    Leonor Silveira
    • La religieuseas La religieuse
    Françoise Fabian
    Françoise Fabian
    • Mme de Chartresas Mme de Chartres
    Maria João Pires
    • Maria João Piresas Maria João Pires
    Anny Romand
    • Mme de Silvaas Mme de Silva
    Luís Miguel Cintra
    Luís Miguel Cintra
    • M. Da Silvaas M. Da Silva
    Stanislas Merhar
    Stanislas Merhar
    • François de Guiseas François de Guise
    Claude Lévèque
    • Le médecin de Mme de Chartresas Le médecin de Mme de Chartres
    Ricardo Trêpa
    Ricardo Trêpa
    • Intrusas Intrus
    Alain Guillo
    • Le directeur de Jouillerieas Le directeur de Jouillerie
    Jean-Loup Wolff
    • Le médecin de l'hôpitalas Le médecin de l'hôpital
    Alexandre Nanaia
    Marcel Terroux
    • Le Jardinieras Le Jardinier
    Claude Sempere
    • Voix Off Présentateur TVas Voix Off Présentateur TV
    Marianne Bey Zave
    • Emploièe de Mme de Chartresas Emploièe de Mme de Chartres
    • Director
      • Manoel de Oliveira
    • Writers
      • Manoel de Oliveira(scenario and dialogue)
      • Madame de La Fayette(inspired by the book "La Princesse de Clèves")
      • Jacques Parsi(translation: French)
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    Storyline

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    A well-bred, lovely, spiritual, sad young woman marries an attentive physician who loves her. She feels affection but no love. Soon after, without design, she falls in love with Pedro Abrunhosa, a poet and performance artist. He also loves her. She keeps her distance from him, confessing her love to a friend who is a nun and, later, to her husband. Hunger for her love and jealousy consume him; she attends him as he wastes away. With his death, she can marry and express her passion, but what she does and how she explains herself, particularly to her cloistered friend, is at the heart of the film. Glimpses of convent life and of Abrunhosa on stage give contrast and mute comment. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    • nun
    • car accident
    • concert
    • letter
    • singer
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      • Drama
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    • Soundtracks
      Captain
      (Lisbonne 98)

      Written and Performed by Pedro Abrunhosa

    User reviews5

    Review
    Top review
    1/10
    How to make a long movie out of the most simple story
    This movie is such a deception. I've been watching some random Manuelde Oliveira movies to understand how he got so renown. Maybe I should go check just the ones that got the best awards. This is the worst I've seen from him. What a waste of time. He could well have condensed all the story into less than an hour and spare us our time. I don't like fast action movies. A movie can be slow and have much more intensity and thoughtfulness. This one however is just boring ideas from boring people. And Pedro Abrunhosa, who happens to be a famous singer from my city should stick to his music career so we don't have to put up with such bad acting and can choose not to listen to his songs.
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    • akorreia
    • Aug 3, 2009

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    • Release date
      • September 22, 1999 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Spain
    • Official site
      • Madragoa Films
    • Languages
      • French
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • La carta
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Madragoa Filmes
      • Gemini Films
      • Wanda Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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