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Love Letters - Men We Have Loved (2003)

Love Letters - Men We Have Loved poster
Directed by
Takehiko Shinjo, Masahiro Sakai

How it feels

A middle school teacher leaves his wife and child to nurse his terminally ill ex-girlfriend. His wife agrees to visit the ex-girlfriend, and the two women develop a close bond. The husband and wife's relationship shifts as they navigate these unusual circumstances.

poignantrestrainedemotionally complexslow-burnbittersweetintimatecontemplativemelancholic

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