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
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
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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