Synopsis
1947, in Patagonia, in a little village on the seaside. An abandoned house on the beach shelters Letty's dreams, her loneliness that only Miguel, a very young pianist, may share with her. Tomas, her husband, loves Letty and eagerly defends her against all the village, while she keeps playing her part of a 'femme fatale' with a romantic past and a very adventurous file. But on a windy day, a handsome and strange foreigner appears, coming from the sea, a man just as those Bette Davis used to fall in love with. For Letty, reality begins to look like the most incredible dreams of her. But this will call the police inspector's attention. With that mysterious spy, Letty will be involved in a story that will end as those stories she was so fond of when she was going to the movie theater of her little willage.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
49.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
3.5%
Critic Consensus
87.0% Fresh • 23 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 23 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, funny, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
emotionalfunnycharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Jane Adams | 1998 | $81,000 | $156,000 | (est) |
| Elizabeth Ashley | 1998 | $50,000 | $96,000 | (est) |
| Dylan Baker | 1998 | $38,000 | $72,000 | (est) |
| Lara Flynn Boyle | 1998 | $31,000 | $59,000 | (est) |
| Ben Gazzara | 1998 | $26,000 | $51,000 | (est) |
| Jared Harris | 1998 | $23,000 | $45,000 | (est) |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | 1998 | $21,000 | $40,000 | (est) |
| Louise Lasser | 1998 | $19,000 | $36,000 | (est) |
| Jon Lovitz | 1998 | $17,000 | $34,000 | (est) |
| Camryn Manheim | 1998 | $16,000 | $31,000 | (est) |
| Rufus Read | 1998 | $15,000 | $29,000 | (est) |
| Cynthia Stevenson | 1998 | $14,000 | $27,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count52
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes43
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1998 | $9,743 | $18,751 |
| International | 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1998 | $9,743 | $18,751 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1998 | $4,872 | $9,375 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1998 | $405,000 | $779,439 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1998 | $567,000 | $1,091,214 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1998 | $660,000 | $1,270,196 |
| Total Revenues | 1998 | $1,636,872 | $3,150,225 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1998 | $2,200,000 | $4,233,988 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1998 | $80,000 (est) | $153,963 (est) |
| Participations | 1998 | $33,000 | $63,510 |
| Residuals ? | 1998 | $95,000 | $182,831 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1998 | $440,000 | $846,798 |
| Total Expenses | 1998 | $2,848,000 | $5,481,090 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1998 | $-1,211,128 | $-2,330,865 |
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|---|
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 | The Imitation Game | 2014 | Shared genres: 3 | 95.4 | $94,670,272 |
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 | Brokeback Mountain | 2005 | Shared genres: 3 | 94.0 | $116,677,420 |
 | Rocketman | 2019 | Shared genres: 3 | 92.4 | $22,396,016 |
Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $533,000, DVD $33,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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