The Love Letter
1999 · 88 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 4,780 VOTES · DIR. Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Overview
In the sleepy New England town of Loblolly By The Sea, a letter has arrived that is going to wake things up. It is a love letter - ardent, sensual... and unsigned. As the letter falls into different hands, residents of the small town to eye one another with renewed interest - wondering who it's for and who it's from. Determined to find the letter's author, Helen MacFarquhar begins a quest that will open her life to a new chapter involving two decidedly different men: George, an old friend from her past, and Johnny, a young man very much in her present. Unexpectedly, one mysterious love note has the power to unlock some startling secrets, leaving a trail of wonderful surprises as it turns an entire town upside down.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,127 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:22 (music) [Jazz]
00:03:57 - [Man] Hey, Johnny! - Hey, George!
00:07:15 one iced cafe mocha...
00:09:31 - [Alarm Continues] - Be careful.
00:13:07 She says that Florence reminds her of Loblolly-By-The-Sea.
00:15:55 You know, all those endless feelings.
00:19:21 (music) I held my nose, I closed my eyes, I took a drink (music)
00:23:48 Sounds kind of kinky, Helen. I'm not into kinky.
00:27:49 but then we stopped and said hello to someone.
00:32:04 It was... I mean, l...
00:35:52 [Crying]
00:38:53 You found the letter the same way I did, didn't you?
00:42:38 Hi, guys!
00:45:45 - Mm-hmm. - I don't think anybody is gonna disagree with me on that one.
00:49:47 I love your toes.
00:53:00 To Tosca. He died for love.
00:57:50 Of course you miss me. We're in a fight. We're not talking.
01:00:25 But I spend all afternoon thinking about...
01:03:33 So, I heard you went to the opera the other night.
01:07:30 Both times with people who insist on living in this godforsaken town.
01:11:03 - because I'm not going back to school. - Oh, no.
01:15:25 I... walked the other way.
01:20:17 What I Learned From My Boss, Helen MacFarquhar,"
01:25:15 (music) Baby, I'm in the mood for love (music)