JPV852
Jul 11, 2023
Kind of comfort food for romance-dramas. The film features fine performances and good chemistry between Paltrow and Eckhart. I've seen this one a few times over the years and still find it enjoyable. 3.5/5


The past will connect them. The passion will possess them.
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.
Ellen Ash
JPV852
Jul 11, 2023
Kind of comfort food for romance-dramas. The film features fine performances and good chemistry between Paltrow and Eckhart. I've seen this one a few times over the years and still find it enjoyable. 3.5/5
The film's tagline is: "The past will connect them. The passion will possess them."
The film had a budget of $25.0M but only grossed $10.1M, losing $14.9M at the box office.
The runtime is 102 minutes (1h 42m).
It was a co-production between: United Kingdom, United States of America.
The film was directed by Neil LaBute.
The screenplay was written by Laura Jones and Neil LaBute.
The score was composed by Gabriel Yared.
Cinematography was handled by Jean-Yves Escoffier.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0256276.

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Average
193 votes
Critic avg. 7.0 (1 reviews)
Review score distribution
Possession
Released
PG-13
English
United Kingdom, United States of America
$25,000,000
$10,113,733


