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When You Read This Letter(Movie, 1953)

Original title: "Quand tu liras cette lettre" (French/FR)

1h 47min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.1/5 (with 8 votes)

When You Read This Letter (French: Quand tu liras cette lettre) is a 1953 French-Italian drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Melville and starring Philippe Lemaire, Juliette Gréco and Yvonne Sanson. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location filming also take place on the coast of Southern France where the film is set. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. The film was a commercial success and permitted Melville to acquire his own studios to make his future productions. ()

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About When You Read This Letter

After a novice nun learns of the sudden death of her parents, she leaves the convent to manage the family business and look after her teenage sister. Both of them fall prey to a womanizing mechanic with psychopathic tendencies.

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Additional Information

Production countries: France, Italy

Made by: Titanus, S.G.C., Daunia, Jad Films

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR)

Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/26/1953

Cast: Juliette Gréco, Philippe Lemaire, Colette Régis, Daniel Cauchy, Fernand Sardou, Jacques Deval, Marcel Delaître, Robert Dalban, Roland Lesaffre, Yvonne de Bray, Yvonne Sanson, Irène Galter, Léon Larive, Paul Temps, Jean-Marie Robain, Jane Morlet, Claude Borelli

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville

Producer: Jean-Pierre Melville

Screenwriter: Jacques Deval

Director of Photography: Henri Alekan

Composer: Mark Snow

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"lèvres interdites"

Keywords: road accident, nun, southern france

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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