Storyline
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.
Principal Cast
Gwyneth Paltrow
Maud Bailey
Aaron Eckhart
Roland Mitchell
Jeremy Northam
Randolph Henry Ash
Jennifer Ehle
Christabel LaMotte
Lena Headey
Blanche Glover
Holly Aird
Ellen Ash
Toby Stephens
Fergus Wolfe
Trevor Eve
Cropper
Media Information
DirectorNeil LaBute
StatusReleased
Runtime102 min
Genres
DramaMysteryRomance
Release Date2002-08-16
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom, United States of America
Production
Focus Features
Warner Bros. Pictures
Baltimore Pictures
Contagious Films
Spring Creek Pictures