Taglines: Some love storiies deserve a second chance.
The Last Letter from Your Lover Movie Storyline. A pair of interwoven stories set in the present and past follows Ellie Haworth, an ambitious journalist who discovers a trove of secret love letters from 1965 and becomes determined to solve the mystery of the forbidden affair at their center. As she uncovers the story behind Jennifer Stirling, the wife of a wealthy industrialist, and Anthony O’Hare, the financial journalist assigned to cover him, Ellie’s own love story unfolds with the assistance of an earnest, endearing archivist who helps her track down more letters.
The Last Letter from Your Lover is a 2021 British romantic drama film directed by Augustine Frizzell and written by Nick Payne and Esta Spalding, based on Jojo Moyes’ 2012 novel of the same name. It stars Shailene Woodley, Felicity Jones, Callum Turner, Joe Alwyn, Nabhaan Rizwan, Ncuti Gatwa, Wendy Nottingham, Zoe Boyle, Jessica D’Arcy, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd and Emma Appleton.
In October 2019, Netflix acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film, and other international territories. The Last Letter from Your Lover was released on Netflix in select territories on July 23, 2021, in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2021, by StudioCanal, and in Scandinavia on July 30, 2021, by SVENSK.
About the Story
In modern day, Ellie Haworth, who recently broke up with her long-time boyfriend, has to write an article about the recently-deceased editor of her paper. Getting past the formal archivist Rory to access the editor’s archive, she finds a love letter, to someone identified as “J”, from “Boot”. Moved by the passionate feelings between the mysterious couple, Ellie becomes determined to learn their identities and how their love story ended.
In the mid-1960s, wealthy socialites Jennifer Stirling and her husband Laurence travel to the French Riviera for a summer vacation. Foreign correspondent Anthony O’Hare arrives to interview Laurence. During a dinner party, Jennifer overhears Anthony insulting the Stirlings and their spoiled lifestyle, prompting Anthony to apologize to Jennifer.
Anthony invites the Stirlings out to eat the next day, but Laurence is called away on a sudden business trip, leaving Jennifer and Anthony to spend the summer together until his return. They begin writing letters to each other, under the pennames “J” and “Boot” (or “B”). Neither act on their growing electricity, until Jennifer impulsively tries to kiss him. When he pulls away, she flees. Some days later, a letter penned by Anthony reaches her, proposing to meet at Postman’s Park in London.
They start a whirlwind affair, spending moments together where she can safely be with him. Finally, he proposes she run off with him to New York. Jennifer is hesitant to leave, in fear of being treated as outcast by her family and friends. After Anthony sends her a letter that he will be waiting for her at the train station on the night of his departure, Jennifer rushes off to meet him. Just before she can arrive, she gets into a car accident, with a blow to her head causing partial amnesia. Anthony leaves for New York, believing that Jennifer has rejected him.
Six months after the car accident, Laurence hides the last letter Jennifer received from Anthony in effort to prevent her from remembering the affair. Jennifer feels lost as she struggles to recover her memories. She begins finding several of the love letters from “Boot” hidden in her house, leading her to discover a postal box in her name that Laurence had closed.
Jennifer confronts Laurence, who claims Anthony had died in the crash. Four years later, Jennifer bumps into Anthony, restoring her memories of their time together. Anthony once again pleads for her to run away with him, but she refuses out of consideration for her two-year old-daughter. Enraged at Laurence for his lies, Jennifer asserts that she will stay with him because of their daughter, but vows to leave if he mistreats her.
In turn, Laurence threatens to ruin Jennifer’s reputation and gain sole custody of their daughter, as she would only be seen as an adulteress by the court of law. This prompts Jennifer to escape with their daughter to go with Anthony. After finding out he has checked out of his hotel, she tries finding him at his workplace, but is informed by the editor that Anthony has already left. Forced to return to Laurence, Jennifer gives the bundle of love letters to the editor to be sent to Anthony if they hear back from him.
The Last Letter from Your Lover (2021)
Directed by: Augustine Frizzell
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Felicity Jones, Callum Turner, Joe Alwyn, Nabhaan Rizwan, Ncuti Gatwa, Wendy Nottingham, Zoe Boyle, Jessica D’Arcy, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Emma Appleton
Screenplay by: Nick Payne, Esta Spalding
Production Design by: James Merifield
Cinematography by: George Steel
Film Editing by: Melanie Ann Oliver
Costume Design by: Anna Robbins
Set Decoration by: Clare Andrade
Art Direction by: Alice Sutton
Music by: Daniel Hart
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Netflix
Release Date: July 2021 23, (Netflix), August 6, 2021 (United Kingdom)
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