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Une bouteille à la mer

Original title: Message in a Bottle
  • 1999
  • Tous publics
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
42K
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Kevin Costner and Robin Wright in Une bouteille à la mer (1999)
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Feel-Good RomanceTragic RomanceDramaRomance

A woman discovers a tragic love letter in a bottle on a beach, and is determined to track down its author.A woman discovers a tragic love letter in a bottle on a beach, and is determined to track down its author.A woman discovers a tragic love letter in a bottle on a beach, and is determined to track down its author.

  • Director
    • Luis Mandoki
  • Writers
    • Nicholas Sparks
    • Gerald Di Pego
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Robin Wright
    • Paul Newman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    42K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Luis Mandoki
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Sparks
      • Gerald Di Pego
    • Stars
      • Kevin Costner
      • Robin Wright
      • Paul Newman
    • 262User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

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    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Garret
    Robin Wright
    Robin Wright
    • Theresa
    • (as Robin Wright Penn)
    Paul Newman
    Paul Newman
    • Dodge
    John Savage
    John Savage
    • Johnny Land
    Illeana Douglas
    Illeana Douglas
    • Lina
    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    • Charlie
    Jesse James
    Jesse James
    • Jason
    Bethel Leslie
    Bethel Leslie
    • Marta
    Tom Aldredge
    Tom Aldredge
    • Hank
    Viveka Davis
    Viveka Davis
    • Alva
    Raphael Sbarge
    Raphael Sbarge
    • Andy
    Richard Hamilton
    Richard Hamilton
    • Chet
    Rosemary Murphy
    Rosemary Murphy
    • Helen At The B&B
    Steven Eckholdt
    Steven Eckholdt
    • David
    Susan Brightbill
    • Catherine
    Patricia Belcher
    Patricia Belcher
    • Annie
    Steve Mellor
    • Man On Dock
    Lance Gilbert
    • Man On Sinking Boat
    • Director
      • Luis Mandoki
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Sparks
      • Gerald Di Pego
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    6valleyjohn

    Thank god for Paul Newman

    I would normally avoid a film like this . I don't do romantic movies , especially overlong , Kevin Costner ones but I watched this because I'm going through the entire catalogue of Paul Newman films and unsurprisingly he is the best thing in this mushy , over sentimental chic flick .

    A woman finds a romantic letter in a bottle washed ashore and tracks down the author, a widowed shipbuilder whose wife died tragically early. As a deep and mutual attraction blossoms, the man struggles to make peace with his past so that he can move on and find happiness.

    In a way , this is the best character Kevin Costner could play . I moody , withdraw , sullen man which basically sums up his acting style. Robin Wright does a decent job but you have to wonder what her character sees in a miserable man , fifteen years older than her who wears beige slacks and a cardigan!

    It's worth watching this film along just for Paul Newman. In one of his last performances he steals the show as the dad . He still has that twinkle in his eyes that we are so used to seeing .

    The plot is ridiculous as they do often are in these kind of films.

    One scene where Therese knows that Garrett is going to stay over night , she just happens to leave the bottle and letters in the bedside drawer right next to him . That's just dumb script writing.

    As with nearly all Kevin Costner movies it's at least 45 minutes too long and the merciful ending is just typical of a Mills & Boon type novel .

    Thank god for Paul Newman.
    8Nazi_Fighter_David

    "Choose between yesterday and tomorrow. Pick one. Stick with it."

    While on vacation, a single mother identified as Theresa discovers a 'message in a bottle' on the shore that has moving honest words of love addressed to a woman named Catherine…

    The trail leads her to a sailboat builder named Garrett and also to his father, Dodge in a small North Carolina coastal town… It turns out that Catherine is Garret's deceased wife, and the intriguing letters were written, two years earlier, after her decease…

    Some people find the one true love of their lives, if they're fortunate enough… Luis Mandoki's film, in part, turns out to be a choice about what occurs when a person finds that right kind of love, then when he is faced with the impossible, and then when he is given the right to continue with his life and is brave enough to love again no matter how unpleasant his grief is…

    As a reclusive widower, Garret was still in deep pain, and entirely devoted to Catherine's memory… He had hard time letting go of the past… Catherine was dead but not forgotten and was simply everywhere…

    As a sailor Costner didn't inherit the charm of Newman… He was drawn to Penn by her smile, her beauty, even her mistakes…

    Robin Wright Penn was beautiful, delicate and sweet as Theresa… She soon insinuates her way into Garret's life… Her expectations were always too high… Since the beginning, she just had to meet the person that wrote those letters… Her life was changed by them… Eventually when she met Garret that morning, she accepted, without hesitation, to step aboard…

    Paul Newman as Dodge liked Theresa instantly… He saw in her the key to his son's emotional recovery…

    With a very nice music, and a stunning coastal photography—also the ocean scenes are wonderfully taken—"Message in a Bottle" is definitely a weepy melodrama and a must see for those who believe, or don't, in love
    mgsmoviesniper

    get swept away in this romance

    Spread the message and let everyone know that "Message In A Bottle" was an incredible sight to behold because it was the type of movie that cleared my mind of everything else and allowed to relax in my chair.

    "Message In A Bottle" along with the writers as well as Kevin Costner, Paul Newman, and Robin Wright Penn swept me away to another place that gave me the chance to watch a brilliant film with no worries and enjoy an epic romance.

    Costner, Newman and Wright Penn share the screen to tell the incredible, emotional and powerful story of one reporter's mission to locate the writer of three mysterious messages that turned up ashore.

    The following events set off a tender and sweet romance between Garret Blake played by Costner and Theresa Osborne played by Penn. Also, mixed into this wonderfully crafted plot is Newman who plays Dodge, Garret's father who acts as a calming effect for his son when trying to deal with his newfound feelings about Theresa and those for Catherine, the object of the mysterious messages.

    The performances by Costner, Penn and Newman seemed so natural it was enjoyable to watch actors not try so hard to do their best. I got the feeling that the actors truly cared about making this film the best they could for their fans because of the integrity and sincerity they brought to their characters.

    "Message In A Bottle" was a powerful and inspirational movie to watch and will be treasured for years to come. In addition, it had two of my favorite actors and it gave me the opportunity to watch a brilliant actress come in to her own.
    8steinj

    Allow yourself to enjoy the pace of the ocean in this romance.

    The pace is set from the opening scene: the ocean with its consistent but gentle force splashing against the shore. `Message in a Bottle' follows this leisurely pace; it is not in a real hurry to give up all its secrets, but like the ocean, will surrender all in good time. So relax, and allow yourself to enjoy!

    Paul Newman (Dodge Blake) and Kevin Costner (Garrett Blake) both deliver strong performances as father and son, initially content, though not really happy in their current existence. Both have lost their love, for one reason or another, and are each other's companion and support. Newman gets the fun punch lines, Costner gets the woman. `If I were about 150 years younger' starts one of Newman's lines – it must be different for him not to play the leading role. Costner seems right at home playing a ship-building sailor who is lost because of his lost love.

    Robin Wright (Theresa Osborne) is equally strong, playing an independent and patient reporter, who follows her heart, and decides to find the author of the love letters from the ocean. She gives Garrett distance gently when he needs it, yet pushes back equally hard when she needs to.

    Much of the acting relied not so much on the delivery of lines, as on the body language, on looks, on the strained silence between a couple who is unsure of each other, often unsure of themselves, yet strongly attracted to each other.

    Both Garrett and Theresa seem to struggle at conversation, both uncertain of how to discover each other, yet each finding an attraction they can't seem to deny. Garrett is hanging on to the love he still feels for his wife, who died too early. Theresa is still recovering from a divorce, and the busy life of a single parent. Neither is sure they can be open to a new relationship, nor are they ready to say goodbye to something that is starting to feel so right.

    The photography of the sailboats on the ocean were enough to bring out the romantic in me. What could be a more peaceful setting than a sailboat anchored privately in a small cove of the ocean in the Outer Banks?. We're given just enough peek into the unfolding world of a couple discovering love, without it feeling like an intrusion.

    To talk more of the ups and downs would give away too many of the secrets that only the theatre, the bookstore, or the ocean will release.
    5Musicop

    Mopey Costner

    If you're a big Kevin Costner fan, then you will probably like this film. But, if watching Costner mope around on screen for nearly two hours is not your cup of tea, this film will probably be a very tedious experience for you.

    Paul Newman is great. The film flies by while he's on screen. When he's not, the film drags. He deserves an academy award nomination for best supporting actor next year. But seeing as how this film is such a trifle, I doubt it will be remembered next week, let alone next February.

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    • Trivia
      The sites that were finally chosen for most of the shooting of the scenes of Garret's hometown were Northport and Popham Beach, Maine. Over $250,000. of renovations were done to the seasonal home in Popham that became Garret's house, including the addition of the room which held Catherine's artwork and the adjacent living room with fireplace (faux). At the end of filming the owner of the house demanded that it be returned to its original state costing the production company nearly as much to undo.
    • Goofs
      In his final letter to Catherine, Garret writes that he regrets watching Theresa get into a plane and fly away, but when she left him she drove away in a rental car (the airport scene was deleted).
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Theresa Osborne: If some lives form a perfect circle, others take shape in ways we cannot predict or always understand. Loss has been a part of my journey. But it has also shown me what is precious. So has a love for which I can only be grateful.

    • Crazy credits
      "Girl with lantern" painting by Helen Turner Greenville County Museum of Art
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Message in a Bottle/My Favorite Martian/Children of Heaven/Blast from the Past/God Said, 'Ha!' (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      I Will Know Your Love
      Written by Beth Nielsen Chapman and Ann Roboff (as Annie Roboff)

      Produced by Carmen Rizzo, Beth Nielsen Chapman, and Ann Roboff (as Annie Roboff)

      Performed by Beth Nielsen Chapman

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    • Release date
      • June 30, 1999 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mensaje de amor
    • Filming locations
      • Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Bel Air Entertainment
      • Tig Productions
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    • Budget
      • $80,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $52,880,016
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,751,560
      • Feb 14, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $118,880,016
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 6m(126 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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