Dear Louise
6.3
Louise lives alone and seems to like it that way. She has been through a divorce and the recent death of her mother. Recently, she has moved to Annecy, a moderate-sized city, to take work as a schoolteacher. She encounters a much younger man, Luigi, an Italian who is down on his luck. Though he moved to France to find work, he was robbed of his money and papers and is stranded. When he helps her bury her dogs, which her neighbour has poisoned for barking, their relationship grows to a new level.
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Cast
20 people
Jeanne Moreau
Louise
Known for
Jules and Jim
Elevator to the Gallows
Julian Negulesco
Luigi
Known for
Ultimate Heist
Philippe de Broca
Georges Delerue
Georges Dancigers
Jean-Louis Curtis
Didi Perego
Frédérique Chibert
Known for
The Exorciccio
Kapo
Ricardo Aronovich
Jean-Loup Dabadie
Alexandre Mnouchkine
Also in
Touch and Go
Spiral
Yves Robert
Magnéto, cycle merchant
Known for
A Bad Son
The Crisis
Françoise Javet
Philippe de Broca Director · Jean-Loup Dabadie Writer Jean-Louis Curtis Author
First release May 1, 1972 · Produced in France, Italy · Production CC Champion, Columbia France
Production
Les Films Ariane
Production
CC Champion
Production
Columbia France
Production
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
Production
Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Production
PECF
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Chère Louise
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 1, 1972
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · September 6, 1972
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
December 15, 1972 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 1, 1972 · Theatrical
Finland
October 20, 1972 · Theatrical
France
March 16, 2022 · Theatrical · Restoration rerelease
April 1, 2025 · Digital · Arte•tv
Germany
November 16, 1972 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
January 29, 1973 · Theatrical
Italy
July 14, 1973 · Theatrical
Poland
November 10, 1974 · Theatrical
Russia
November 28, 1977 · Theatrical
Spain
September 30, 1972 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 1, 2022 · Premiere · UK French Film Festival, Edinburgh
Uruguay
May 13, 1974 · Theatrical
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