Love Letters

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Ken R Love Letters – Straight From The Heart? I had not seen this movie before but always liked the stars and the song (although in the movie, it's played and not sung). It's nicely directed by William dieterlie and well Photographed in impressive b/w by Lee Garmes, with a mysterious, visually effective production design. But, what happened to the script? Ayn Rand seemed a strange choice to adapt Christopher Massie's novel ‘Pity My Simplicity'. Rand's version comes across with all the earmarks of a sentimental melodrama - nevertheless, the picture won Awards and was popular in its day – maybe it just hasn't aged all that gracefully? Those who enjoy Mills and Boon may still find it entertaining but it's a far cry from other famous romantic classics of this era. Jenifer Jones was good to look at but hardly a fully convincing actress. When I saw that the DVD was from the Universal Vault series, had expected a re-mastered transfer on a dvd9 disc, this was not the case - here it's presented as a M.O.D. copy taken from what looks like an OK, ex-theatrical print. The image is reasonable (not excellent) but the sound is often quite poor, with noise and some distortion. I've certainly seen worse but had expected better. Some may remember the superb rendition of the famous song by Ketty Lester in the 60s - still, it's good to hear Victor Young's lush orchestral version on the soundtrack. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/28/21 Full Review steve d The cast give the story more than it earned. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Love Letters is a film that tries to blend a classic romance film and a murder mystery. It is fairly successful at the romance part, but perhaps a little lacking in the mystery aspect. I thought the setup of the relationship was strong, and you could sense the inevitable bond that would form between these two characters. It helps that Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten play the lead roles, because they can convey the passion and love in all its many stages throughout the film. I was drawn into their relationship, and when they hit some rocky terrain, I was worried it would create a rift between them. It’s true that Cotten’s character makes some bad choices in the film, but it never feels like he has any malicious intent, he just loves this woman and doesn’t want to risk losing her. Love Letters relies heavily on the classic amnesia trope, which can feel a little cheap. But at least it wasn’t a goofy bump on the head that caused it, but real emotional trauma. I felt the mystery early on was set up well, but once we find out more detail about what happened it became obvious. I don’t know if it’s too many years of watching police procedurals on TV, but I clued in early to what was going on, and that is always a shame because then I’m just waiting for the characters to catch up with me. It’s also a painfully slow reveal, since we have to wait for the memories to return to our main character before it can be resolved. That being said, I was still invested in the relationships in the film, and I thought the performances were strong. Love Letters is a good film that I think suffers more because I’ve seen similar stories before, even though it might have done it first. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/10/19 Full Review Audience Member The best romance movie ever made! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member "it must have terrible waiting for you, but finding you is such a great miracle, that everything i suffered was such a small payment in return" :) Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Jackie- I really like the movie! thank you for letting me borrow it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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