The Letter | |
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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 |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | Wrekin Hill Entertainment |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
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]
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]
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]
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