Vertigo Releasing has acquired UK-Ireland rights to Polly Steele’s Four Letters Of Love starring Pierce Brosnan and Helena Bonham Carter. Vertigo is scheduling a theatrical release for the film for spring 2025.
Four Letters Of Love is based on Niall Williams’ 1997 Irish novel of the same name, about a couple who seem made for each other, pulled together by ghosts, fate and the power of true love. Fionn O’Shea and Ann Skelly play the lovers, with Brosnan and Carter as their parents, and Gabriel Byrne and Olwen Fouere also among the cast.
Four Letters of Love is a Genesius Pictures, AX1 Films and Port Pictures production in association with London Town Films. It is produced by Debbie Gray and Douglas Cummins, and Irish producer Martina Niland.
Cornerstone Films handles world sales on the title, which shot in Northern Ireland and Ireland last year and is currently in post-production. It is a second fiction feature for UK-based director Steele, after 2017’s mother-daughter drama Let Me Go starring Juliet Stevenson, Jodhi May and Lucy Boynton.
The Story
In the film, Nicholas (O’Shea) and Isabel (Skelly) are made for each other, but as destiny pulls them together, so do family, passion, and faith drive them apart.
Nicholas’ father, William (Brosnan), comes home one day to shatter his family’s quiet, modest life. He tells them that after a moment of divine revelation, he has decided to dedicate his life to painting. He quits his job and sets off for the Western coast, leaving his shell shocked wife and son to fend for themselves.
Meanwhile, Isabel and her family live a charmed existence on a remote Western island, their house full of music and poetry. When tragedy strikes and her brother suffers a terrible accident, the music stops, and Isabel’s mother (Bonham Carter) and father (Byrne) decide in their grief to send Isabel to a convent school on the mainland.
The young lovers embark on their own individual journeys of heartache and misplaced love, before fate contrives to pull the threads of their lives together. When they meet, it is a miracle.
Behind the Scenes
The deal was negotiated between Cornerstone and Ed Caffrey of Vertigo.
Vertigo Head of Acquisitions & Business Development Ed Caffrey says “We’re delighted to team with Cornerstone and Debbie Gray again on such a beautiful, emotional film.”
Williams’ beloved novel was first published in 1997 and was translated into more than 30 languages before he adapted it for the screen. Heads of department include composer Anne Nitikan, production designer John Leslie, cinematographer Damien Elliot, costume designer Susan Scott, hair and make-up designer Natalie Reid and editor Chris Gill ACE with an original song performed by Johnny Flynn. The film was shot on Location in Co. Donegal & Co. Antrim.
A Love Story for the Ages
Four Letters of Love is a story about love, loss, and finding your way back to each other. It is a film that will stay with you long after the credits roll.
The film is set to be released in UK and Irish cinemas in Spring 2025. Keep an eye out for more news and updates on this exciting new release.
