Film
A Letter to Jonathan
1980 · 12m · Drama
On Vescene
No Vescene ratings yet — sign in and be the first.
Overview
A film with very little dialogue. Set in the Catskills of 1896 – 1916, a farmer buries his deceased wife atop a nearby mountain, then makes the difficult decision to give up his newborn son, Jonathan. Later in 1916, Jonathan returns to confront his past. The only real dialogue is a voice over of the father reading a letter he wrote to his son explaining himself.
Cast
Jim Maillahu
William
Rebecca Knaust
Esther/The Dead Wife
Joseph Bruno
Baby Jonathan
Barbara Layton
Second Couple Wife
John Barnes
Second Couple Husband
Tim Holcomb
Jonathan
Crew
- John ClineWriter · Producer · Director
- Leonard WongEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1980
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 12m
- Genres
- Drama
Similar films
Luis
2017
L'art d'aimer mourir
2024
4 Minute Mile
2014
The Lighthorsemen
1987
In Cold Blood
1967
Lunch Time
2017
Newsies
2017
Memento Mori
2025
Sweet Lorraine
1987
Love Happens
2009
The Wedding Night
1935
Stick
1985
Rate it on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.