{"id":46009,"date":"2019-11-29T22:46:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T05:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46009"},"modified":"2020-11-20T22:42:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T05:42:43","slug":"love-letters-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46009","title":{"rendered":"Love Letters (1945)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I love you, and I think I&#8217;ll always love you &#8212; but I must try to remember.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-46010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Poster.jpg 666w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA soldier (Joseph Cotten) who&#8217;s secretly written romantic letters to a woman (Jennifer Jones) on behalf of his friend (Robert Sully) eventually meets Jones after the war, though she now goes by the name &#8220;Singleton&#8221; (rather than Victoria), is looked after by a caretaker (Ann Richards), and struggles with amnesia after being sent to an asylum for murdering Sully. Cotten and Jones fall in love, but Jones is haunted by his original love for &#8220;Victoria&#8221;; meanwhile, Cotten live in constant fear that Jones will remember the murder she committed and descend once again into madness.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/genres.html#amnesia\">Amnesia <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/genres.html#cecilkellaway\">Cecil Kellaway Films<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/genres.html#flashback\">Flashback Films<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/genres.html#jenniferjones\">Jennifer Jones Films<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/genres.html#josephcotten\">Joseph Cotten Films<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/genres.html#identities\">Mistaken or Hidden Identities<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/genres.html#romance\">Romance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/genres.html#williamdieterle\">William Dieterle Films <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nJennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten co-starred in four features together: <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=46044\"><em>Since You Went Away<\/em> (1944)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49284\"><em>Duel in the Sun<\/em> (1946)<\/a>, this title (scripted by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ayn_Rand\">Ayn Rand<\/a>!), and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=45086\"><em>Portrait of Jennie<\/em> (1948)<\/a>. Rand is primarily known for developing a philosophical system entitled Objectivism &#8212; in which heroic, productive, reasoning individuals seek their own happiness above all else &#8212; but I&#8217;m hard-pressed to see much of her interest or influence here. Indeed, this melodramatic romance about amnesia and hidden identities seems to fly in the face of Rand&#8217;s philosophical approach to life &#8212; except perhaps in the presentation of Cotten&#8217;s character as someone determined to be with Jones no matter what, and resolute in his willingness to help her suppress her memories. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cotten-Jones.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cotten-Jones-1024x635.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-53681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cotten-Jones-1024x635.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cotten-Jones-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cotten-Jones-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cotten-Jones-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cotten-Jones-1536x953.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cotten-Jones-435x270.png 435w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cotten-Jones.png 1643w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, it&#8217;s not a very effectively scripted narrative, given that both Cotten and Jones fall in love with individuals sight unseen (Cotten with the recipient of his <em>Cyrano-de-Bergerac-esque<\/em> letters, Jones with the man she <em>thinks<\/em> wrote her the letters) &#8212; so their entire romance is predicated on other-worldly notions of idealism and transcendent love. Jones&#8217; &#8220;Singleton&#8221; (what a terrible new name!) might as well be called &#8220;Simpleton&#8221; given how infantalized her character is, and none of the other characters are particularly well-limned either. We&#8217;re left simply waiting for the inevitable moment when a flashback will tell us what <em>really<\/em> happened to Jones before she lost her memory &#8212; and even that pay-off isn&#8217;t very satisfying.      <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lee Garmes&#8217; cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cinematography-1024x664.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"415\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-46011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cinematography-1024x664.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cinematography-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cinematography-128x83.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cinematography-768x498.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Love-Letters-Cinematography.png 1475w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0037885\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/love-letters\/review\/104815\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/this-month\/article\/139018%7C0\/Love-Letters.html\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I love you, and I think I&#8217;ll always love you &#8212; but I must try to remember.&#8221; Synopsis: A soldier (Joseph Cotten) who&#8217;s secretly written romantic letters to a woman (Jennifer Jones) on behalf of his friend (Robert Sully) eventually meets Jones after the war, though she now goes by the name &#8220;Singleton&#8221; (rather than Victoria), is looked after by a caretaker (Ann Richards), and struggles with amnesia after being sent to an asylum for murdering Sully. 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