

The Love Letter
1999-05-21 · 88 min · ★ 5.2
In the sleepy New England town of Loblolly By The Sea, a letter has arrived that is going to wake things up. It is a love letter - ardent, sensual... and unsigned. As the letter falls into different hands, residents of the small town to eye one another with renewed interest - wondering who it's for and who it's from. Determined to find the letter's author, Helen MacFarquhar begins a quest that will open her life to a new chapter involving two decidedly different men: George, an old friend from her past, and Johnny, a young man very much in her present. Unexpectedly, one mysterious love note has the power to unlock some startling secrets, leaving a trail of wonderful surprises as it turns an entire town upside down.
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- Directors
- Peter Chan
- Production companies
- DreamWorks Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Kate CapshawHelen
Blythe DannerLillian
Ellen DeGeneresJanet
Geraldine McEwanMiss Scattergoods
Julianne NicholsonJennifer
Tom Everett ScottJohnny
Tom SelleckGeorge
Gloria StuartEleanor
Bill BuellOfficer Dan
Alice DrummondPostal Clerk
Erik JensenRay
Jessica CapshawKelly
Patrick DonnellyBookstore Customer
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