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The Letter (1999)
107 min | Drama

The Letter (1999)

107 min | 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 Abrunhosa, a poet and performance artist. He also loves...See moreA 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. Written by See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Chiara Mastroianni Mme de Clèves Mme de Clèves See fewer	Persepolis (2007)
Pedro Abrunhosa Pedro Abrunhosa Pedro Abrunhosa See fewer	Santa Bárbara (2015)
Antoine Chappey M. de Clèves M. de Clèves See fewer	C'est d'accord (2007)
Leonor Silveira La religieuse La religieuse See fewer	Living Bad (2023)
Françoise Fabian Mme de Chartres Mme de Chartres See fewer	My Night at Maud's (1969)
Maria João Pires Maria João Pires Maria João Pires See fewer	Revolver (2005)
Anny Romand Mme de Silva Mme de Silva See fewer	Diva (1981)
Luís Miguel Cintra M. Da Silva M. Da Silva See fewer	From Now On (2007)
Stanislas Merhar François de Guise François de Guise See fewer	Dry Cleaning (1997)
Claude Lévèque Le médecin de Mme de Chartres Le médecin de Mme de Chartres See fewer	The Returned (2012)
Ricardo Trêpa Intrus Intrus See fewer	Christopher Columbus, the Enigma (2007)
Alain Guillo Le directeur de Jouillerie Le directeur de Jouillerie See fewer	Sexfish (2019)
Jean-Loup Wolff Le médecin de l'hôpital Le médecin de l'hôpital See fewer	Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
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Marcel Terroux Le Jardinier Le Jardinier See fewer	Mes pires potes (2000)
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Marianne Bey Zave Emploièe de Mme de Chartres Emploièe de Mme de Chartres See fewer	The Letter (1999)