A Letter to Jonathan
A film with very little dialogue. Set in the Catskills of 1896 – 1916, a farmer buries his deceased wife atop a nearby mountain, then makes the difficult decision to give up his newborn son, Jonathan. Later in 1916, Jonathan returns to confront his past. The only real dialogue is a voice over of the father reading a letter he wrote to his son explaining himself.
Directed by John Cline · Written by John Cline
Your Rating
Cast
- Jim Maillahu William
- Rebecca Knaust Esther/The Dead Wife
- Joseph Bruno Baby Jonathan
- Barbara Layton Second Couple Wife
- John Barnes Second Couple Husband
- Tim Holcomb Jonathan
Make it a double feature
2h 46m together
A Letter to Jonathan
The Color Purple
A close match in mood and era.
More Like This
Hotel Rwanda · 2004
All Quiet on the Western Front · 1930
Volver · 2006
East of Eden · 1955
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg · 1964
Central Station · 1998
JFK · 1991
Moulin Rouge! · 2001
Paths of Glory · 1957
The Last Emperor · 1987
The Color Purple · 1985
I've Loved You So Long · 2008
The Red Baron · 2008
In Bruges · 2008
My Mom's Letter from Heaven · 2019