When You Read This Letter (1953)

Original title

Quand tu liras cette lettre

Directed by

Jean-Pierre Melville

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman inherits her sister's estate and becomes entangled with a mysterious man who knows secrets from the past. Set on the southern coast of France, the story follows her as she confronts desire and danger.

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What happens

When You Read This Letter (French: Quand tu liras cette lettre) is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Philippe Lemaire, Juliette Gréco and Yvonne Sanson. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location filming also take place on the coast of Southern France where the film is set. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. The film was a commercial success and permitted Melville to acquire his own studios to make his future productions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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