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The Letter (2012 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Letter', previously called 'The Stare', is a 2012 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Jay Anania, starring Winona Ryder and James Franco. Franco is a former student of Anania's, who teaches directing at NYU.[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/18/the-stare-james-franco-winona-rider-in-new-film_n_850722.html 'The Stare': James Franco, Winona Ryder In New Film ] The Huffington Post. 18 April 2011 The pair previously collaborated on 'Shadows and Lies'. In 2012, it was announced that Lionsgate purchased the distribution rights to the film, which was retitled 'The Letter'. The film got its first theatrical showing at the Cincinnati Film Festival on September 9, 2012.[http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120812/ENT02/308120030/Cincinnati-Film-Festival-scheduled Cincinnati Film Festival scheduled] Cincinnati.com. 11 August 2012
Plot
A playwright, Martine (Ryder), suffers from paranoia and hallucinations as she attempts to stage a new production. She is uncertain over whether she is deluded or if there is a plot against her. Tyrone (Franco) is an actor in Martine's new play.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110423095146/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/james-franco-and-winona-ryder-cast-in-the-stare-2270273.html James Franco and Winona Ryder cast in 'The Stare'] The Independent. 20 April 2011
Cast
*Winona Ryder as Martine
*James Franco as Tyrone
*Dagmara Dominczyk as Elizabeth Mcintyre
*Josh Hamilton as Raymond
*Katherine Waterston as Julie
*Marin Ireland as Anita
Reception
Writing for '7MPictures', Liam Carr said that "'The Letter' is not a thriller. It is barely a film. It's a boring, self-important, disjointed and pointless pile of tripe masquerading as a movie."
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