Here is a statement from Felicity Jones about the project:
"The moment I was sent the script, the stars just aligned. I liked how human it was; it was just an immediate response. It had such fun to it, as well as being quite emotional.”
Shailene Woodley joined the cast in order to work with the director. She is playing a married character name Jennifer who is in love with another man; a journalist named Anthony O' Hare.
Here is a statement from Shailene Woodley about her involvement in the project:
"Before I even read the script I was inclined to say yes. I had been really wanting to work with Augustine and just loved her as a human being... Then I read the script and it was really beautifully executed — I don't feel like there's a lot of movies that are told this way and are also executed in a way that's thoroughly entertaining and intelligent."
On the novel, Shailene says, "You witness a woman's journey in how she chooses to live her life. You recognize the struggles that come with being a woman, specifically in that time era, making decisions for herself and choosing a path that perhaps isn't the most well-worn, yet is the most fulfilling. There aren't a lot of stories about women who do make decisions for themselves even though there are serious consequences and repercussions."
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Felicity Jones will play a character name Ellie. Here is her statement about the role she's playing:
"With Ellie, she’s someone who’s had a rough time in a previous relationship and has lost hope in love even existing. When she stumbles across these letters about a completely unabashed and passionate love, it really starts to make her feel that maybe there is hope and a possibility of true connection, but it's done in a way that is very simply and truthfully told...I loved the idea that she’s always a bit hungover,"
Here is the goodreads synopsis of The Last Letter From Your Lover:
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, a sophisticated, page-turning double love story spanning forty years and an unforgettable Brief Encounter for our times
It is 1960. When Jennifer Stirling wakes up in the hospital, she can remember nothing-not the tragic car accident that put her there, not her husband, not even who she is. She feels like a stranger in her own life until she stumbles upon an impassioned letter, signed simply "B", asking her to leave her husband.
Years later, in 2003, a journalist named Ellie discovers the same enigmatic letter in a forgotten file in her newspaper's archives. She becomes obsessed by the story and hopeful that it can resurrect her faltering career. Perhaps if these lovers had a happy ending she will find one to her own complicated love life, too. Ellie's search will rewrite history and help her see the truth about her own modern romance.
A spellbinding, intoxicating love story with a knockout ending, The Last Letter from Your Lover will appeal to the readers who have made One Day and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society bestsellers.
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