
Correspondence
Seen it?2016 | 122 min | Drama, Romance
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 13% on Rotten Tomatoes, almost no lasting buzz and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 2 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
The relationship between Ed, a married astronomer and Amy, his lover, who spend their years apart, is based only on phone calls and texts. One day Amy begins noticing something strange in Ed's messages.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
13% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide on a $10 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 17K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
- Jeremy IronsEd Phoerum
- Olga KurylenkoAmy
- Simon JohnsJason
- Shauna MacdonaldVictoria
- Simon MeacockArtist
- James WarrenRick
- Oscar SandersNicholas
- Paolo CalabresiPrescatore Ottavio
- Anna SavvaAngela
- Irina KaraMamma di Amy