A story of love lost and found.
A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.
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Classical in form, earnest, contemporary and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Kevin CostnerGarrett Blake
- Robin WrightTheresa Osborne
- Paul NewmanDodge Blake
- John SavageJohnny Land
- Illeana DouglasLina Paul
- Robbie ColtraneCharlie Toschi
- Jesse JamesJason Osborne
- Bethel LeslieMarta Land
- Tom AldredgeHank Land
- Viveka DavisAlva
Crew
- Luis MandokiDirector
- Gerald Di PegoScreenplay
- Nicholas SparksNovel
- Caleb DeschanelDirector of Photography
- Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
- Steven WeisbergEditor
- Kevin CostnerProducer
- Denise Di NoviProducer
- Jim WilsonProducer
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