Love Letters

"Sometimes It's Right To Do the Wrong Thing"

1983 1h 28m EN

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 28

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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After discovering a box of old love letters sent to her mother by a mysterious stranger, Anna, a young radio deejay, begins a torrid affair with a married man. Burning attraction brings them together, but the reality does not come close to the passion expressed in the letters.

“Sometimes It's Right To Do the Wrong Thing”

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Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis
Anna Winter
Bonnie Bartlett
Maggie Winter
Matt Clark
Chuck Winter
James Keach
Oliver Andrews
Bud Cort
Danny De Fronso
Amy Madigan
Wendy
Brian Wood
Frank
Philip Coccioletti
Ralph Glass

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Amy Holden Jones
Writers: Amy Holden Jones
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 9.6× over at the box office.

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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ERA

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Directed by Amy Holden Jones, shot by Alec Hirschfeld. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ralph Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Wendy Greene Bricmont shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jamie Lee Curtis and Bonnie Bartlett and Matt Clark carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Amy Holden Jones directs. Alec Hirschfeld behind the camera. Ralph Jones scores. Wendy Greene Bricmont cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 9.6× over at the box office.
443 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Directed by Amy Holden Jones, shot by Alec Hirschfeld. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ralph Jones. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Wendy Greene Bricmont shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jamie Lee Curtis and Bonnie Bartlett and Matt Clark carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Sometimes It's Right To Do the Wrong Thing".
10IMDB entry: tt0085871 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
12Classified under 8 themes, including "obsession", "letter", "radio", "romance".