The Letter
Sep 22, 1999 · 1h 47m
Director
Manoel de OliveiraOverview
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 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.
Cast of The Letter
Chiara MastroianniMme de Clèves
Pedro AbrunhosaPedro Abrunhosa
Antoine ChappeyM. de Clèves
Leonor SilveiraLa religieuse
Maria João PiresMaria João Pires
Luís Miguel CintraM. da Silva
Stanislas MerharFrançois de Guise
Ricardo TrêpaIntrus
Anny RomandMme de Silva
Françoise FabianMme de Chartres
Alain GuilloLe directeur de Jouillerie
Claude LévèqueLe médecin de Mme de Chartres
Claude SempereVoix Off Présentateur TV- Marcel TerrouxLe Jardinier
- Alexandre Nanaia
Crew of The Letter
Manoel de OliveiraDirector, Screenplay- Jacques ParsiWriter
- Madame de La FayetteNovel
Paulo BrancoProducer- Emmanuel MachuelDirector of Photography
- Valérie LoiseleuxEditor
- Ana Vaz da SilvaProduction Design
Judy ShrewsburyCostume Design
Jean-Paul MugelSound Designer- Jean-François AugerSound Mixer
- Ann ChakravertySet Decoration
- Emmanuelle FèvreMakeup Artist
About The Letter
What is The Letter about?
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 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…
When was The Letter released?
The Letter was released on September 22, 1999.
How long is The Letter?
The Letter runs 1 hour 47 minutes (107 minutes).
Who directed The Letter?
The Letter was directed by Manoel de Oliveira.
Who is in the cast of The Letter?
The cast of The Letter includes Chiara Mastroianni (Mme de Clèves), Pedro Abrunhosa (Pedro Abrunhosa), Antoine Chappey (M. de Clèves), Leonor Silveira (La religieuse) and Maria João Pires (Maria João Pires).