The Love Letter Page #3

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Production: DreamWorks SKG
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
PG-13
Year:
1999
88 min
490 Views


without taking a step.

You're all wrong for me,

and I know it.

But I no longer care for my thoughts

unless they're thoughts of you."

Oh, Helen,

I'm gonna, I'm gonna knock off

early 'cause I got a date

with Dan's sister's neighbor.

And... Okay.

When I peel an orange,

when I drive my car,

when I lie down each night

without you,

I remain... yours."

Who the hell is... yours"?

- [Door Opens]

- [Bell Jingles]

- What are you doin'?

- What?

You're all wrong for me,

and I know it.

But I no longer care for my thoughts

unless they're thoughts of you.

[Sighs]

- Oh! Ow! Damn it!

- Sorry I'm late.

Woke up this morning and couldn't

find my bra. Oh, that's gotta hurt.

- Yeah. How was your date last night?

- Oh.

We had great sex.

Great sex. I don't even remember

when I had great sex.

I don't remember

the last time you had sex.

Listen, you threw out a postcard

from your mom.

She says that Florence reminds

her of Loblolly-By-The-Sea.

Yeah, Charming,

but provincial. Lillian."

When did she

leave town again?

Tuesday, August 1,

a year ago.

August 1 a year ago

was a Tuesday?

- Yep.

- Well...

- So, so, she left town

just, just about the...

- I came back.

Oh, you came back.

I wish my mom would do that.

[Frenchman's Voice]

Did I trip? Did I stumble?

Lose my balance?

Graze my knee? Graze my heart?

I prefer it in hardback,

if you still have it available.

I know how it is

with some of these top sellers.

They come out in paperback,

and then they fall apart.

- Do you work here?

- [Men's Voices Together]

When I'm 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...

[Old Women Together]

When I lie down each night without you,

I remain yours.

What about Simone de Beauvoir's

Letters to Sartre?

- That's good.

- Letters to a Young Poet, Rilke.

Oh, I love this book.

Listen to this:

[Reads Aloud In German]

- [German Continues]

- Listen to this one.

- This is from a soldier

in the Civil War.

- Hey, hey.

If I do not return, dear Sarah,

do not mourn me dead.

When my last breath escapes me on the

battlefield, it will whisper your name."

[Johnny's Voice] Dearest, do you know

how much in love with you I am?

I know I'm in love when I see you.

I know when I long to see you.

When I lie in bed each night

without you.

[George's Voice] I've fallen in love

without taking a step.

You're all wrong for me,

and I know it.

I'm on fire.

Not a muscle has moved.

The leaves hang unruffled

by any breeze.

- Janet called.

Told me you had a bee problem.

- What?

- I got all the right gear

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Maria Maggenti

Maria Maggenti (born c. 1962) is an American film director and screenwriter for film and television, who has traditionally created independent films. She was the script editor for the American television series, Without a Trace (2003) and has written many episodes for the show as well, but is perhaps best known for her feature film, The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995). Her film Puccini for Beginners was in competition at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2006. She was also an activist with ACT UP for many years. more…

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