The past will connect them. The passion will possess them.
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and spare.
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- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
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- JPV852on TMDB · Jul 20237/10
Kind of comfort food for romance-dramas. The film features fine performances and good chemistry between Paltrow and Eckhart. I've seen this one a few times over the years and still find it enjoyable. **3.5/5**
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Cast
- Gwyneth PaltrowMaud Bailey
- Aaron EckhartRoland Mitchell
- Jeremy NorthamRandolph Henry Ash
- Jennifer EhleChristabel LaMotte
- Lena HeadeyBlanche Glover
- Holly AirdEllen Ash
- Toby StephensFergus Wolfe
- Trevor EveCropper
- Georgia MackenziePaola
- Tom HollanderEuan
Crew
- Neil LaButeDirector
- Laura JonesScreenplay
- Neil LaButeScreenplay
- A.S. ByattNovel
- Jean-Yves EscoffierDirector of Photography
- Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
- Claire SimpsonEditor
- Barry LevinsonProducer
- Paula WeinsteinProducer
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