The Love Letter
20th century computer games designer Scott, Civil War buff, buys an antique desk from that era and, while polishing it, he discovers a secret compartment in which sits an unmailed letter--a letter written by a young poet named Lizzie over a century earlier. Touched by her yearning for passion, he writes her back, egged on by his mystically inclined mother. Magically, his letter reaches Lizzie and they begin a correspondence that threatens Scott's impending marriage but promises to bring fulfilment to Lizzie. Spanning the Civil War to the present, the perils of Lizzie's war-torn situation threaten her safe passage into the future. Will their love endure the test of time?
- Genre: Romance, Fantasy, TV Movie
- Studio: Hallmark Entertainment, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
- Keyword: writing, love letter, poet, falling in love, antique, desk, based on short story, fiancé fiancée relationship, american civil war, engaged, time paradox, communication, letters, history, writing desk, secret compartment
- Cast: Campbell Scott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Dukes, Estelle Parsons, Daphne Ashbrook, Gerrit Graham
