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, Gael García Bernal, Vanessa Redgrave

6 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 the "secretaries of Juliet" -- and she goes on a quest to find the lovers referenced in the letter.

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Plot Keywords:

writer | verona italy | lost letter | love triangle | fiance fiancee relationship | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Adventure | 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 [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Spanish

Release Date:

14 May 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cartas a Julieta

Filming Locations:

Pienza, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,540,486, 16 May 2010

Gross USA:

$53,032,453

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$79,181,750

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Applehead Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the second time Amanda Seyfried has played a character named Sophie, in arguably two of her most prominent roles. It was also her character's name in Mamma Mia! (2008).

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Goofs

When Charlie is talking to Sophie, after Lorenzo rides up on a brown horse, Charlie says that Lorenzo "rides in at the last moment on a white horse". No doubt, Charlie meant the line metaphorically.

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Quotes

Charlie: [running after her] Sophie! Sophie!
[Sophie appears on the balcony]
Charlie: Of course! The balcony!

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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 Finding Nemo (2003)

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Soundtracks

Verona
Written and Performed by Andy Georges
Courtesy of MusicSupervisor.us

User Reviews

True Love does not Have Expiration Date

In New York, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is the efficient event checker of The New Yorker and her fiancé Victor (Gael García Bernal) is an enthusiastic chef that is opening an Italian restaurant of his own. They decide to have a pre-honeymoon traveling to Verona, where Victor will visit his suppliers. Once in Italy, Victor does not give much attention to Sophie, spending his time with the meetings. When he decides to travel to Livorno, Sophie prefers to stay in Verona to sightsee the historical places. She visits the house of Juliet, where tourists leave love letters and she finds a group of women called "secretaries of Juliet" that reply the letters. She joins the group and finds an unanswered letter from 1957 from a British woman named Claire Smith (Vanessa Redgrave) hidden behind a brick and she decides to reply the letter. A couple of days later, the snobbish and skeptic prig Charlie (Christopher Egan) visits the secretaries of Juliet and Sophie leans that he is the grandson of the widow Claire that has just come to Verona to seek out Lorenzo Bartolini after receiving the letter written by Sophie. She meets the old lady and they decide to search her former love together. There are seventy-four Lorenzo Bartolini in Italy, but true love does not have expiration date. Meanwhile the estranged relationship between Sophie and Charlie changes.

"Letters to Juliet" is a delightful romance highly recommended for romantic viewers. I have seen the trailer that is a spoiler indeed and I postponed the DVD to watch it later. But the movie is worth, specially watching the performance of Ms. Vanessa Redgrave, who is still a very elegant and beautiful lady and gives credibility to Claire Smith. The witty and sparkled Amanda Seyfried seems to have fun performing Sophie and Christopher Egan completes the charming young lead couple. For those like me that have never had the chance to visit Italy, the journey of Claire, Sophie and Charlie is an awesome sightseeing in this beautiful country. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Cartas para Julieta" ("Letters to Juliet")