The Letter (2012 film)

The Letter
The Letter
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Jay Anania
Written by	Jay Anania
Produced by	Vince Jolivette; Marni Zelnick; Jeff Kalligheri
Starring	Winona Ryder; James Franco
Cinematography	Bradley Schmidt
Music by	Arvo Pärt
Release date	September 9, 2012 (Cincinnati Film Festival);
Country	United States
Language	English

The Letter, previously called The Stare, is a 2012 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Jay Anania, starring Winona Ryder and James Franco. Franco is a former student of Anania's, who teaches directing at NYU.^[1] The pair previously collaborated on Shadows and Lies. In 2012, it was announced that Lionsgate purchased the distribution rights to the film, which was retitled The Letter.^[2]^[3] The film got its first theatrical showing at the Cincinnati Film Festival on September 9, 2012.^[4]

Plot[]

A playwright, Martine (Ryder), suffers from paranoia and hallucinations as she attempts to stage a new production. She is uncertain over whether she is deluded or if there is a plot against her. Tyrone (Franco) is an actor in Martine's new play.^[5]

Cast[]

Winona Ryder as Martine
James Franco as Tyrone
Dagmara Dominczyk as Elizabeth Mcintyre
Josh Hamilton as Raymond
Katherine Waterston as Julie
Marin Ireland as Anita

Reception[]

Writing for 7MPictures, Liam Carr said that "The Letter is not a thriller. It is barely a film. It's a boring, self-important, disjointed and pointless pile of tripe masquerading as a movie."^[6]^[7]

References[]

^ 'The Stare': James Franco, Winona Ryder In New Film The Huffington Post. 18 April 2011
^ "NARIP at SAE New York - SAE New York". Newyork.sae.edu. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
^ Benardello, Karen (2012-02-25). "Interview: Marin Ireland Talks The Understudy". Shockya.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
^ Cincinnati Film Festival scheduled Cincinnati.com. 11 August 2012
^ James Franco and Winona Ryder cast in 'The Stare' The Independent. 20 April 2011
^ "The Letter DVD Review". 7MPictures. Archived from the original on 2018-05-23. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "All Critics". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 21, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

The Letter at IMDb

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[1] 'The Stare': James Franco, Winona Ryder In New Film The Huffington Post. 18 April 2011

[2] "NARIP at SAE New York - SAE New York". Newyork.sae.edu. 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-10-29.

[3] Benardello, Karen (2012-02-25). "Interview: Marin Ireland Talks The Understudy". Shockya.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.

[4] Cincinnati Film Festival scheduled Cincinnati.com. 11 August 2012

[5] James Franco and Winona Ryder cast in 'The Stare' The Independent. 20 April 2011

[6] "The Letter DVD Review". 7MPictures. Archived from the original on 2018-05-23. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[7] "All Critics". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 21, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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