The Letter

Based On the book by Madame de Lafayette

The Letter (French: La Lettre, Portuguese: A Carta) is a 1999 French-Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It tells the story of a married woman who has feelings for another man, and who confesses her feelings to her friend, a cloistered nun. The film is loosely based on the 1678 French novel The Princess of Cleves by Madame de Lafayette. The film was entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize.

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Release date:

1999

Director:

Manoel de Oliveira

Cast:

Chiara Mastroianni, Antoine Chappey, Leonor Silveira, Françoise Fabian, Maria João Pires

Genre:

Drama

Country:

France, Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Year page:

1999 in adaptations