A Letter to Jonathan

A Letter to Jonathan (1980) is a drama film directed by John Cline.

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.

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