The Letter
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A young woman marries a devoted doctor without love. She falls for Pedro Abrunhosa, a poet and singer, but confides only in a nun. Despite her husband's jealousy, she cares for him when his health declines
Director
Manoel de Oliveira
Writers
Manoel de Oliveira, Madame de La Fayette, Jacques Parsi
Stars
Pedro Abrunhosa, Chiara Mastroianni, Antoine Chappey, Leonor Silveira
Language
French, Portuguese
Country
France, Portugal, Spain
🎭 Top Cast
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Pedro Abrunhosa
as Pedro Abrunhosa
Chiara Mastroianni
as Mme de Clèves
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Antoine Chappey
as M. de Clèves
Leonor Silveira
as La religieuse
Luís Miguel Cintra
as M. Da Silva
Françoise Fabian
as Mme de Chartres
Stanislas Merhar
as François de Guise
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Maria João Pires
as Maria João Pires
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Claude Lévèque
as Le médecin de Mme de Chartres
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Anny Romand
as Mme de Silva
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📖 Synopsis
A young woman marries a devoted doctor without love. She falls for Pedro Abrunhosa, a poet and singer, but confides only in a nun. Despite her husband's jealousy, she cares for him when his health declines