Love Letters
1942, French. Directed by Claude Autant-Lara.
A plucky businesswoman agrees to receive love letters to a prefect’s wife from a young official, and soon finds herself embroiled in a scandal that inflames a town’s class tensions.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Love Letters is streaming on Criterion Channel in India.
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Cast & crew
- Claude Autant-LaraDirector
- Odette JoyeuxZélie Fontaine
- François PérierFrançois de Portal
- Simone RenantPrefect Hortense de la Jacquerie
- Jacqueline ChampiMarinette
- Jean ParédèsDésiré Ledru
- Ariane MuratorCharlotte
- André AlermeMarquis of Longevialle
- Julien CaretteLoriquet
- Jean DebucourtEmperor Napoléon III
- Robert ArnouxMonsieur de la Jacquerie
- Louis SalouMonsieur de Mortemort
- Yves DeniaudMayor
Details
- Released
- 23 December 1942
- Original title
- Lettres d'amour
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Jean Aurenche, Maurice Blondeau
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How long is Love Letters?
Love Letters runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Love Letters is streaming on Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Love Letters?
Love Letters (1942) was directed by Claude Autant-Lara and stars Odette Joyeux, François Périer, Simone Renant.