IMDb
7.2 /10
3k votes


Romance · Fantasy · TV Movie · 1998 · 1h 38min
20th century computer games designer Scott, Civil War buff, buys an antique desk from that era and, while polishing it, he discovers a secret compartment in which sits an unmailed letter--a letter written by a young poet named Lizzie over a century earlier. Touched by her yearning for passion, he writes her back, egged on by his mystically inclined mother. Magically, his letter reaches Lizzie and they begin a correspondence that threatens Scott's impending marriage but promises to bring fulfilment to Lizzie. Spanning the Civil War to the present, the perils of Lizzie's war-torn situation threaten her safe passage into the future. Will their love endure the test of time?
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Hallmark Entertainment
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Available in United States (data from JustWatch via TMDB · click → opens in provider)
IMDb
7.2 /10
3k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
34 /100
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Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
6.6 /10
32 votes
Letterboxd
6.5 /10
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Weighted average
5.9/10