A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
- Directed by
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama, romance film, flashback film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 175 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three women receive a letter from a mutual friend saying she has run off with one of their husbands but does not say which one. The film follows each wife as she remembers the state of her marriage and worries about which husband is gone.
suspensefulwittymelodramaticbittersweetglamorouscerebralcharacter-drivennostalgic
What happens
A Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 American romantic drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern. The film was adapted by Vera Caspary and written for the screen by Mankiewicz from A Letter to Five Wives, a short story by John Klempner which first appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine, and was expanded into a 1946 novel. The plot revolves around a letter that's addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands but doesn't say which one. The film received three nominations at the Academy Awards, including Best Picture. It won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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