Review of A Letter to Three Wives (1949) by Arun D — 26 May 2014

Once upon a time when movies were actually made for adult audience. Brilliant script and direction.

This review of A Letter to Three Wives (1949) was written by Arun D on 26 May 2014.

A Letter to Three Wives has generally received very positive reviews.

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By James Plath (543) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 20 Sep 2013

If this were a comedy it might be considered a comedy of manners, because it's all about the social customs of an age-and all the actors do…

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By Adrian B (1,364) on 02 Jul 2011

Fantastic film about the way women look at life. It interweaves their stories flawlessly, and really makes you feel for them…

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By Nidal F (1) on 20 Nov 2011

Well done film. Great dialouge, solid little mystery. Interesting that its a 40's film with three great parts for actresses…

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By Eric R (1,431) on 09 Oct 2008

Guion maravilloso, actuaciones maravillosas, dialogos maravillosos…

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By Les E (496) on 01 Nov 2013

A wonderful little gem. There are some real moments of comics gold hidden in the 3 intertwined love stories. A great who dunnit with a twist…

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By Edith N (976) on 23 Oct 2010

This movie is both dramatic and suspenseful, while telling four different stories, and I liked the ending too. This is a good movie…

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By Manny C (1,251) on 26 Feb 2010

Not exactly All About Eve, it lacks that classic's acid sting, but Joseph Mankiewucz's A Letter To Three Wives is still a comedic great of the 1940's…

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By Lewis Porteous (27) for The Skinny (809) on 05 Jul 2015

A brilliantly handled exercise in building understanding of three highly strung characters and the men in their lives…

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By John W (1,851) on 12 Apr 2015

Starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern…

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By Jennifer B (1,401) on 02 Feb 2010

This is such a great movie with a wonderfully original premise: three women read a letter that a close friend of theirs wrote to them…

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