When You Read This Letter

Year: 1953

Runtime: 107 mins

Language: French

Director: Jean-Pierre Melville

Drama

When a novice nun learns her parents have died suddenly, she abandons the convent to run the family business and care for her teenage sister. Their fragile peace is shattered when they become entangled with a womanizing mechanic whose psychopathic tendencies threaten both their safety and their bond.

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