Four Letters of Love
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| Directed by | Polly Steele |
| Screenplay by | Niall Williams |
| Based on | Four Letters of Love by Niall Williams |
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| Edited by | Chris Gill |
| Music by | Anne Nikitin |
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Running time | 109 minutes[2] |
| Countries | United Kingdom Ireland |
| Language | English |
Four Letters of Love is a 2024 drama film directed by Polly Steele. It is written by Niall Williams, who adapted his book of the same name. It stars Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham-Carter, and Gabriel Byrne.
Plot
Cast
- Pierce Brosnan as William Coughlan
- Helena Bonham-Carter as Margaret Gore
- Gabriel Byrne as Muiris Gore
- Ann Skelly as Isabel Gore
- Pat Shortt as John Flannery
- Fionn O’Shea as Nicholas Coughlan
- Donal Finn as Sean Gore
- Imelda May as Bette Coughlan
Production
The film is adapted by Niall Williams from his own novel of the same name (1997). The cinematography is by Damien Elliott and it is produced by Cornerstone, AX1 Films, Port Pictures, London Town Films, and Genesius Pictures, with Debbie Gray, Douglas Cummins and Martina Niland as producers.[3]
Principal photography took place in March 2023 with filming locations such as Ulster Folk Museum in County Down, Murlough Bay in County Antrim in Northern Ireland and Dunfanaghy in County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland.[4][5]
The cast includes Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham-Carter, Gabriel Byrne, Ann Skelly and Pat Shortt.[6]
Release
The film screened at the 2025 Dublin International Film Festival prior to a theatrical release in UK and Irish cinemas from 18 July 2025.[7][6][3]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 39% of 23 critics' reviews are positive.[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 37 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[9]
Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com gave the film one out of four stars and wrote, "There's nothing like a good Irish movie with some edge to it. So it's too bad that Four Letters of Love is nothing like a good Irish movie with some edge to it."[10]
References
- ^ "Pierce Brosnan in Romantic Drama 'Four Letters of Love' Full Trailer | FirstShowing.net". May 26, 2025.
- ^ Clarke, Donald (July 18, 2025). "Four Letters of Love review: Every interior in this preposterous film suggests an Irish theme pub in 1990s Basingstoke". Irish Times. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Hunter, Allan (February 26, 2025). "'Four Letters Of Love' review: Irish eyes a'romancing in heartfelt adaptation". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ McEneny, Sarah Jane (July 21, 2025). "Bonham Carter and Brosnan's new film shows 'magic' of NI's scenery". BBC News. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ McLaughlin, Rachel (September 23, 2024). "Countdown begins for premiere of star-studded Donegal drama". Donegal Daily. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Bradshaw, Peter (July 16, 2025). "Four Letters of Love review – top-notch cast aim to bring Nicholas Sparks-ish romance to life". The Guardian. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ "Dublin International Film Festival launch 2025 programme". iftn.ie. January 28, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ "Four Letters of Love". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Four Letters of Love". Metacritic. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ Kenny, Glenn (July 25, 2025). "Four Letters of Love". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved July 26, 2025.