Letters To Juliet

Yesterday, I bought the dvd, Letters To Juliet as I had wanted to see it at the cinema but never had a chance to see it.

I am fortunate to have a husband that enjoys similar movies to me - we love romantic comedies as well as action pack movies but we are not keen on watching thrillers / horror movies.

So we got cosy on our couch as it was a perfect evening for spending it in front of the television as it was very miserable outside.

The main character is Sophie, a New York factfinder of a newspaper desparate to launch her career as a writer who is engaged to a self-centred restauranter. 10 weeks prior to their nuptials and her fiance opening his restaurant, they set off on a holiday of a life time in Verona.

While in Verona, on one of the many days that Sophie finds herself alone, she enters Juliet Capulet's Courtyard where she discovers a wall of letters left by visitors that are longing for advice from the Secretaries of Juliet.

I will not divulge any further on the plot but save to say Sophie is intringed by the Secretaries of Juliet and she, too, takes part in responding to a letter that was left more than a decade old. The author of the letter soon retuns to Verona after having received Sophie's response.

The movie is set against the beautiful backdrops of Italy and the quest for love soon captures its audience.

The cast is
Amanda Seyfried as Sophie
Author of the letter is Vanessa Redgrave
Self-centered fiance is Gael Garcia Bernal
Vanessa Redgrave's uptight grandson is Christopher Egan

My husband has been lucky enough to visit some of the locations that were captured in the movie and I cannot wait for him to take me there!