the love letter (1999) represent starring kate capshaw and tom everett scott and tom selleck and ellen de generes and gloria stuart and blythe danner and jessica capshaw and alice drummond and bill buell and erik jensen and margaret ann brady and walter covell and patrick donnelly and lucas hall and christian harmony and christopher nee and breanne smith and marilyn rockafellow and sasha spielberg and jack black. director peter chan and screenplay maria maggenti. based on the novel the love letter by cathleen schine and director peter chan film version and released in 1999 and was not a big box office draw and not even for a romantic movie with some comedy elements. while it was not as popular in theaters and it soon became a beloved film on cable television and on vhs or dvd. set in a seaport town in the good old usa (i forget the exact location) and this is the story of a mysterious and passionately written love letter who sparks emotions and confusion among the principal characters and each who think the letter is personally addressed to them. by the end of the film and we do not know who the lover or the beloved is but the power of the letter has altered the lives of nearly everyone in the small town. the cast is made up of wonderful actors who have fared well on tv and film and among them kate capshaw in the lead role of middle aged beauty helen and a bookstore owner and comedienne ellen degeneres as her friend or employee janet hall and young hottie tom everett scott as johnny and the young 20 something guy who falls for the older hellen and an older tom selleck as the firefighter george matthias who must compete with johnny for helen affections. there are cameo roles by veteran old hollywood actress gloria stuart and who is best known to modern audiences as the elderly rose in titanic (1997) and a cameo by kate capshaw own daughter (with husband steven spielberg) jessica capshaw. the love triangle is between a middle aged woman and an older man and a young man and each of whom feel as passionately for helen as the writer of the mysterious letter. the conflict lies in helen indecision. will she choose the right person . which man has the most to offer her . johnny is in a relationship with a girl his age who loves him with a passion all her own and and is in fact and a kind of reminder of what helen was like at her age. george is in the process of divorcing his wife and has lived a worldly and eventful life. a cultured intellectual and he takes helen on an opera date and where the tragic death of puccini ultra italian heroine tosca moves helen to explosive tears. there are lots of beautiful vistas of the charming coastal town and rendered beautifully by cinematographer tami reiker. the score is a paradise of romantic and lovely songs  i have never been in love before and i am in the mood for love and only the lonely. ellen degeneres as janet hall and who is consistently late to her job at helen bookshop and who endlessly dates men without being able to find the right guy  and is simply wonderful. she has not lost her comedic flair and even though at this point in her career she was not appearing much on tv or film because only about two years before her hit mid 90 tv show ellen was cancelled because of her coming out as a lesbian and the new lesbian subject matter of the show. here you even find comedian jack black and long before he made it big and in the bit part of a fisherman. this is a moving film about human emotions and making decisions that are significant and about the human need for a passionate consuming love and the general love of escapism brought not only through books and letters and and music and but through a genuinely loving and secure relationship. this is a great film with wonderful moments and an infectious romantic spirit. 
the love letter (1999) represent starring kate capshaw and tom everett scott and tom selleck and ellen de generes and gloria stuart and blythe danner and jessica capshaw and alice drummond and bill buell and erik jensen and margaret ann brady and walter covell and patrick donnelly and lucas hall and christian harmony and christopher nee and breanne smith and marilyn rockafellow and sasha spielberg and jack black. director peter chan and screenplay maria maggenti. based on the novel the love letter by cathleen schine and director peter chan film version and released in 1999 and was not a big box office draw and not even for a romantic movie with some comedy elements. while it was not as popular in theaters and it soon became a beloved film on cable television and on vhs or dvd. set in a seaport town in the good old usa (i forget the exact location) and this is the story of a mysterious and passionately written love letter who sparks emotions and confusion among the principal characters and each who think the letter is personally addressed to them. by the end of the film and we do not know who the lover or the beloved is but the power of the letter has altered the lives of nearly everyone in the small town. the cast is made up of wonderful actors who have fared well on tv and film and among them kate capshaw in the lead role of middle aged beauty helen and a bookstore owner and comedienne ellen degeneres as her friend or employee janet hall and young hottie tom everett scott as johnny and the young 20 something guy who falls for the older hellen and an older tom selleck as the firefighter george matthias who must compete with johnny for helen affections. there are cameo roles by veteran old hollywood actress gloria stuart and who is best known to modern audiences as the elderly rose in titanic (1997) and a cameo by kate capshaw own daughter (with husband steven spielberg) jessica capshaw. the love triangle is between a middle aged woman and an older man and a young man and each of whom feel as passionately for helen as the writer of the mysterious letter. the conflict lies in helen indecision. will she choose the right person . which man has the most to offer her . johnny is in a relationship with a girl his age who loves him with a passion all her own and and is in fact and a kind of reminder of what helen was like at her age. george is in the process of divorcing his wife and has lived a worldly and eventful life. a cultured intellectual and he takes helen on an opera date and where the tragic death of puccini ultra italian heroine tosca moves helen to explosive tears. there are lots of beautiful vistas of the charming coastal town and rendered beautifully by cinematographer tami reiker. the score is a paradise of romantic and lovely songs  i have never been in love before and i am in the mood for love and only the lonely. ellen degeneres as janet hall and who is consistently late to her job at helen bookshop and who endlessly dates men without being able to find the right guy  and is simply wonderful. she has not lost her comedic flair and even though at this point in her career she was not appearing much on tv or film because only about two years before her hit mid 90 tv show ellen was cancelled because of her coming out as a lesbian and the new lesbian subject matter of the show. here you even find comedian jack black and long before he made it big and in the bit part of a fisherman. this is a moving film about human emotions and making decisions that are significant and about the human need for a passionate consuming love and the general love of escapism brought not only through books and letters and and music and but through a genuinely loving and secure relationship. this is a great film with wonderful moments and an infectious romantic spirit. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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