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The Letter poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 62.6 / 100
1999·Drama / Music·1h 47m

THE LETTER

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.

Above the Line
Manoel de Oliveira·DirectorManoel de Oliveira·ScreenplayJacques Parsi·WriterEmmanuel Machuel·Director of PhotographyJean-Paul Mugel·Sound DesignerValérie Loiseleux·Editor
Cast
Chiara Mastroianni·Mme de ClèvesPedro Abrunhosa·Pedro AbrunhosaAntoine Chappey·M. de ClèvesLeonor Silveira·La religieuseMaria João Pires·Maria João PiresLuís Miguel Cintra·M. da SilvaStanislas Merhar·François de GuiseRicardo Trêpa·IntrusAnny Romand·Mme de SilvaFrançoise Fabian·Mme de Chartres
Full Crew
(13 credits)
Directing· 1
Manoel de Oliveira·Director
Writing· 3
Jacques Parsi·WriterManoel de Oliveira·ScreenplayMadame de La Fayette·Novel
Camera· 1
Emmanuel Machuel·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Valérie Loiseleux·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Jean-Paul Mugel·Sound DesignerJean-François Auger·Sound Mixer
Art & Design· 4
Judy Shrewsbury·Costume DesignAna Vaz da Silva·Production DesignAnn Chakraverty·Set DecorationEmmanuelle Fèvre·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Paulo Branco·Producer
By the Numbers
62.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#1A1F29
#3A5A7A
#FFFFFF
Mood
Somber, Mysterious
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features two individuals, a woman and a man, partially superimposed against a dark, textured background. The woman's face is visible in the upp”

dramamystery
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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