Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, B.J. Penn

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PG, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: David Hugh Jones

Release Date: February 13, 1987

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DVD Release Date: May 21, 2002

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  • November 7, 2009
    Continuerò a consigliarlo agli amanti dei libri fino all'ultimo dei miei giorni <3
  • October 30, 2009
    A superbly written film, incredible performance from Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins. It's a very sweet and moving story, fine attention to period detail. The characters are so richly developed you feel as though you personally know them. Outstanding direction and pacing. It is...( read more) such a beautiful film, and so believably told.
  • August 22, 2009
    well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....its got a really good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that anne bancroft, anthony hopkins, b.j penn, judi dench, jean de baer, goran reljic, keith jardine, lyoto ...( read more)machida, maurice denham play good roles/parts throughout this movie........ i think that the director of this romance/drama/true story had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie.....i think that this is a good movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie n its a good movie
  • May 26, 2009
    un po' lento nel ritmo, ma interessante e originale... fa venir voglia di comprare intere librerie...
  • September 19, 2008
    I enjoyed this film immensely. I do have a soft spot for epistolary novels so this was a perfect correlation.
  • August 6, 2008
    great movie well written and well acted!!!
  • July 9, 2008
    Forgotten as soon as it ended
  • March 6, 2008
    The ultimate film for bibliophiles.
  • January 12, 2008
    I just finished watching this, and I can honestly say, "wow!" Twenty years squished seamlessly into 1:40. Mundanities exposed to mean exactly what they should: everything. Words exposed as the carrier of more emotion than they're usually credited with. Beautiful nuances play...( read more)ed between several American and British accents.

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