Letters to Juliet

Kaplan, C., Barkin, E., Canton, M., & Kapoor, S. (Producers), & Winick, G. (Director). (2109). Letters to Juliet [Motion Picture]. United States: Summit Entertainment

Plot Description: Sophie and her fiancé decide to take a pre-honeymoon to Italy.  While there Sophie finds a letter to Juliet and responds.  She ends up meeting Claire, who wrote the letter, and her grandson Charlie.  Sophie and Charlie take an instant disliking to each other, but in the meantime Sophie and Claire work on tracking down Claire’s lost love, Lorenzo.  They eventually find him, but then it is time for Sophie to go home.  Back in New York, Sophie and her fiancé end things and she returns to Italy for Claire’s wedding.  Charlie is there and they finally admit to each other that they are in love. 

Genre: Romance

Age Group: This would be appropriate for grades 5 and up.

Personal Thought: This is a fun loving film that tween girls will be sure to love.  It is funny and shows that love can happen anywhere.Similar Films: Dear John, The Last Song, When in Rome, and Eat Pray Love.

Character Description: Sophie is a fact finder in New York City who goes to Italy and meets the love of her life.Subject/Themes: Love, Romance, Italy, Shakespeare

Claire is an older lady who wrote a letter to Juliet many years ago.

Charlie is Claire’s grandson who falls in love with Sophie.

Annotation: Sophie never thought responding to a Letter to Juliet would take her on the adventure of a lifetime.  In the process of searching for Claire’s long lost love she meets Claire’s grandson Charlie and falls in love.

Miscellaneous Information: MPAA Rating: PG