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The Love Letter ()

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The life of a provincial town becomes stormy after the appearance of an anonymous love letter.
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Helen
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Lillian
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Janet
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Miss Scattergoods
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Jennifer
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Johnny
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George
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Eleanor
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Officer Dan
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Postal Clerk
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Ray
Margaret Ann Brady ...
Selma
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Kelly
Walter Covell ...
Post Office Customer
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Bookstore Customer
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Garbage Man
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Garbage Man
Christopher Nee ...
Garbage Man
Marilyn Rockafellow ...
Vivian
Breanne Smith ...
Emily
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Girl with Sparkler
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John J. Burke ...
Restaurant patron
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(voice)
Bill McNally ...
Restaurant Patron
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Johnny's Friend
Sarah Sampson ...
Young Lillian
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Fisherman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Peter Ho-Sun Chan

Written by

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Cathleen Schine ... (novel)
 
Maria Maggenti ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Kate Capshaw ... producer
Beau Flynn ... executive producer
Karen Koch ... co-producer
Sarah Pillsbury ... producer
Midge Sanford ... producer
Stefan Simchowitz ... executive producer

Music by

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Luis Bacalov

Cinematography by

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Tami Reiker

Editing by

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Jacqueline Cambas

Editorial Department

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Martin Cohen ... post-production executive
Liza D. Espinas ... first assistant editor (as Liza Espinas)
Jeff Smithwick ... color timer

Casting By

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Mali Finn

Production Design by

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Andrew Jackness

Art Direction by

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Carl Sprague

Set Decoration by

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Tracey A. Doyle

Costume Design by

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Tracy Tynan

Makeup Department

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Melanie Hughes ... makeup department head
Frances Mathias ... hair department head
Brenda McNally ... additional hair stylist

Production Management

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Lisa Dennis ... post-production supervisor (as Lisa Dennis Kennedy)
Karen Koch ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Justin Muller ... first assistant director
Kristen Ploucha ... second second assistant director
Mary Ellen Woods ... assistant director

Art Department

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Bobby Anderson ... picture cars
Steve Brennan ... key on-set dresser
Manya Cetlin ... art department coordinator
Mary E. DiCicco ... scenic painter
Julia Garrison ... painter
David Gulick ... property master
Jane Gulick ... props
Paul Richards ... leadman
Kenneth Salter ... carpenter
Kurt Smith ... construction coordinator
John Tartaglino ... set dresser
Peter Wilcox ... carpenter
Richard J. Bell ... carpenter (uncredited)
Jack Coyle ... general foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Michael Babcock ... sound editor (as Michael T. Babcock)
Kelly Doran ... sound utility
Larry Goeb ... dialogue editor
Helen Luttrell ... foley editor
Derek Marcil ... re-recording mixer
Christopher O'Donnell ... boom operator
Andre Perreault ... re-recording mixer
John Pritchett ... sound (as John Patrick Pritchett)
Elizabeth Rainey ... foley artist
Victoria Rose Sampson ... supervising sound editor

Special Effects by

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Steve Cawood ... armourer
Neil Mountain ... armourer supervisor
John Ruggieri ... pyrotechnician

Camera and Electrical Department

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Alison Barton ... grip
Woody Bell ... additional grip
Eric Boyle ... grip
Mark J. Casey ... best boy
Linda R. Chen ... still photographer
Joe Collins ... first assistant camera
Scott D. Davis ... gaffer
Tim Driscoll ... key grip
Stefan Forbes ... additional first assistant camera
Adam Gilmore ... second assistant camera
Stephen Girouard ... grip
Brendan Keefe ... grip
Eric Komar ... grip
Roger Marbury ... electrician
Peter McAdams ... grip
Jack McPhee ... electrician
James R. Mitchell ... generator operator
Chris Nickerson ... electrician
Brian A. Pitts ... electrician
Michael E. Reynolds ... electrician (as Mike Reynolds)
Patrick Ruth ... electrician
Andrea Sachs ... gaffer
Brian Snyder ... best boy grip

Casting Department

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Kevin Fennessy ... extras casting / location casting
Jodi Purdy-Quinlan ... casting assistant
Emily Schweber ... casting associate
Darren Yesser ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Wayne Allen ... costumer
Bobbie Frankel ... set costumer
Debbie Holbrook ... costume supervisor
Dana Pacheco ... tailor

Location Management

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Benjamin C. Dewey ... location manager

Music Department

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Juan Bacalov ... orchestrator
Luis Bacalov ... orchestrator
Tanja Crouch ... music licensing
Franco Ferrant ... musician: clarinet
Todd Homme ... executive in charge of music
Héctor Ulises Passarella ... musician: bandoneon
Ettore Pellegrino ... musician: violin
Riccardo Pellegrino ... musician: mandolin and violin
Julie Butchko ... music clearance (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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William O'Brien ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Joseph Bouvier ... production assistant
Timothy R. Boyce Jr. ... key set production assistant
Jonathan Frank ... production assistant
Quentin Lee ... assistant to the director
David Linck ... unit publicist
Stephen Lippross ... First Assistant Production Accountant
Anthony L. Mariani ... production assistant
Steven R. Molen ... production executive
Matt Power ... key production assistant
Timothy Rose ... production assistant
Erik Sorensen ... production assistant
Cathy Twigg ... development (as Cathy Twigg-Blumel)
Christine White ... production coordinator (as Chris White)
Mark Wyrick ... production accountant
Lynnanne Zager ... adr voice
Lucas Oliver-Frost ... development ruddy morgan organization (uncredited)
George A. Parker ... dailies projectionist (uncredited) / process photography technician (uncredited)
Mike Sablone ... taffy master (uncredited)
Brian Wilson ... dailies projectionist (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The power of words and images to open hearts. Helen runs, miles a day, to burn off energy: she's an emotional celibate. Going through the post at her shop, she finds a romantic and poetic letter between the couch cushions, unsigned, and thinks it's for her. It melts her resistance to feelings, and soon she undertakes an affair with Johnny, a collegiate employee. (He sees the letter and thinks she wrote it to him; he quotes some of it, so she thinks he wrote it to her.) In the background are Helen's long-time friend, George, who loves her, and her mother who abruptly left on a long trip months before. Discovering who actually wrote the letter brings insight and promise. Written by

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Taglines No one knows who sent it. No one knows who it's for. But everyone's getting the same message. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Destinataire inconnu (France)
  • Der Liebesbrief (Germany)
  • Carta de amor (Spain)
  • 情书 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Lettera d'amore (Italy)
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  • 88 min
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Box Office

Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $2,692,819, 23 May 1999

Did You Know?

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Trivia This was the film Tom Selleck had intended to plug during his appearance on the Rosie O'Donnell Show. Instead the now famous aggressive debate over gun laws ensued. See more »
Goofs When Helen's grandmother pulls into the driveway they show Florida plates on the front of her Jaguar. Florida does not have front license plates. See more »
Movie Connections Features Sherlock Jr. (1924). See more »
Soundtracks I'm in the Mood for Love See more »
Quotes Text of the letter: Dearest, Do you know how much in love with you I am? Did I trip? Did I stumble - lose my balance, graze my knee, graze my heart? I know I'm in love when I see you. I know when I long to see you, I'm on fire. Not a muscle has moved. Leaves hang unruffled by any breeze. The air is still. I have fallen in love without taking a step. You are all wrong for me and I know it, but I can no longer care for my thoughts unless they are thoughts of you. When I am close to you, I feel your hair brush my cheek when it does not. I look away from you sometimes, then I look back. When I tie my shoes, when I peel an orange, when I drive my car, when I lie down each night without you, I remain,
Text of the letter: Yours
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