The Love Letter
Time Out says
We open with postcard-style snapshots of a sleepy New England fishing town, still cloaked in morning mist. The denizens of Loblolly-by-the-Sea - look, this won't get anywhere if you just sneer... It wants acquaintanceship, a sense of intimacy, a feel for the gentle rhythms of the place. Close in on the gritted face of Helen MacFarquhar (Capshaw) on her morning run; out again on other local folk going about their rounds. Helen keeps the town bookshop, where congregate a close circle of friends and employees. Going through a pile of papers after work, Helen finds a love letter. Oh, her beating heart! But who could it be from? Suddenly phrases from the letter are on everyone's lips; a violin rhapsody swells. At this point an asteroid hits the sleepy town of Loblolly-by-the-Sea and wipes out all its inhabitants. And the voice of God (me) booms out, and says: 'Peter Ho-Sun Chan, give us a break. Who's going to swallow romantic lines about peeling potatoes? What kind of a name is Miss Scattergoods? Quit with this gentle real life stroll - you're not Ozu - and show us someone interesting.' Well! A drastic turn of events, but this really wasn't getting anywhere. And maybe the final act's a tad unfair - but that's life, too.
Details
Release details
Duration:
87 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Screenwriter:
Maria Maggenti
Cast:
Kate Capshaw
Blythe Danner
Ellen DeGeneres
Geraldine McEwan
Julianne Nicholson
Tom Everett Scott
Tom Selleck
Gloria Stewart
Blythe Danner
Ellen DeGeneres
Geraldine McEwan
Julianne Nicholson
Tom Everett Scott
Tom Selleck
Gloria Stewart