vincentlynch-moonoi I have mixed feelings about this film.On the positive side, Joseph Cotton turns in another outstanding performance. I almost always impressed with him, and while watching film I finally figured out why -- he acts real...natural; it doesn't seem as if he's acting.But that brings out a negative for this film. Jennifer Jones is the very opposite...she looks like she's acting. Even her walk or run do not look natural.The story here is interesting. Yes, amnesia, again...not that the topic is the focus of that many movies. 1942's "Random Harvest" starring Ronald Colman and Greer Garson handles the topic better, but this does fairly nicely, as well. The middle of the film drags a bit, but the beginning is very interesting, and there's a surprise twist in the conclusion that never occurred to me.The cast here is inconsistent. Ann Richards as Jennifer Jones' friend is fine. Cecil Kellaway is always a treat (was he always old?). Anita Louise is dependable, as well. Gladys Cooper was one of the great character actresses, but here her talents as the adopted mother of Jones are wasted; perhaps the director thought people who had a stroke were rather dead humans; too bad...I usually enjoy her so much.And then there's the song "Love Letters"...one of the finest love songs of the 1940s. Too bad it showed up a bit too often throughout the film.While watching this film, I kept thinking how much better it would have been if Selznik had been producing it. But, it's a pretty decent film. Recommended, but it won't show up on my DVD shelf.

blanche-2 "Love Letters" is a 1945 film starring Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones. It's a mystery/romance that also is a spin on "Cyrano de Bergerac." As a favor to a buddy, British soldier Allen Quinten writes letters to his friend Roger's girlfriend Victoria while they are serving together, though Allen's conscience begins to bother him. He has also fallen in love with Victoria, and he believes that Victoria has fallen in love with a "man who doesn't exist." Once discharged and back in the London area, he learns that Roger married Victoria and later was killed. As it turns out, Roger was murdered by Victoria, who served a year in prison for manslaughter. Allen blames himself, feeling that the murder happened because Victoria was disillusioned when she realized she married a man who was not the person she fell in love with. When by coincidence he meets Victoria, she has amnesia. Once he finds out who she is, it's too late - they're in love, and he wants to marry her.This is a really lovely film, based on a novel and adapted for the screen by Ayn Rand. Though it may not seem a likely subject for Rand, her personal philosophy is in play. "Cyrano de Bergerac" was one of her favorite stories, and she believed, as she shows in "Atlas Shrugged," that any deception in love can only lead to disaster.There's not much mystery to the story - you know what happened from the very beginning - but the romance is good, as is the acting. Gladys Cooper plays Victoria's aunt, who suffered a stroke after the murder. She's very good. Cotten and Jones make a great team as always, Cotten strong, sensitive, pensive and handsome, and Jones stunningly beautiful and fragile with that dreamy quality that made her so good in the later "Portrait of Jennie." "Portrait of Jennie" is more interesting and a better film overall, but both benefit from an ethereal performance by Jones and nice chemistry with Cotten.The song "Love Letters" comes from this film. It is played throughout and adds to the lovely British country atmosphere. Highly recommended.

hjmsia49 Love Letters has always been one of my favorite films. Fine performances by a superb cast, a good script by Ayn Rand and a perfect score by Victor Young. Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten were always compatible in their four films together. The chemistry between them is obvious. I confess a bias for this film because the title song has always been special for my wife and I for over 50 years. It was nominated for an Oscar but did not win. Such was the fate of composer Victor Young who not only failed to win an Oscar for "Love Letters" but also such memorable film songs as "My Foolish Heart," "Stellar By Starlight" and his most popular song "When I Fall In Love" (which surprisingly was never nominated even though it was in two films?) He finally received an Oscar after his death for "Around The World In 80 Days." Speaking of Oscar, Joseph Cotten was one of Hollywood's best actors for many years but he was never nominated for the big prize. Evidently, he made it look so easy he was never noticed. Jennifer Jones was radiant in this film and well deserving of her Oscar nomination. If you are a true romantic, I think you will love this film.

Elizabeth-328 This is one of my favorite movies of all times. Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten once again create magic and enchantment together on the screen. It also features magnificent performances by Ann Richards, Gladys Cooper, and Cecil Kellaway. "Love Letters" has everything a true Hollywood classic needs: romance, suspense, a surprise ending and of course, wonderful actors. I give "Love Letters" a 10!~