When You Read This Letter Blu-ray

When You Read This Letter is an early gem in the career of master filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville (Bob Le Flambeur, Le Doulos), restored in 4K by Gaumont. Best known for his stripped-down crime films, When You Read This Letter shows his skill at melodrama, depicting the conflicting emotions inside of Sister Therese (French chanteuse Juliette Gréco), a nun-in-training who is forced to quit her convent to run the family stationary store in Cannes, watch over her kid sister Denise (Irène Galter), and fend off the roguish charm of the womanizing Max (Philippe Lemaire). Through it all, Therese maintains a stoic dignity in the face of endless upheaval - matching the steely resolve of the criminal anti-heroes in Melville's later work.Audio Commentary by Film Critic Adrian Martin | Theatrical Trailer