A Letter to Jonathan
1980•12m•Released
Drama
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.
Director
John Cline
Writer
John Cline
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
Production
Producer
John Cline
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