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31/12/1990 Drama 0h 11m
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Overview

Dear Rosie is a 1990 British short film directed by Peter Cattaneo from a script by Peter Morgan and Mark Wadlow. The plot follows Rosie, an unsuccessful novelist who begins receiving letters from overweight people after her agent publishes her diet tips. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

  1. Peter Cattaneo

    Director

  2. Peter Morgan

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Fiona Victory

  2. Terence Wilton

  3. Remy Beard

  4. Su Elliot

  5. Roger Hammond

  6. Belinda Mayne

  7. Ricky Diamond

  8. Sally Farmiloe

  9. Simeon Andrews

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-07-03
"Rosie" (Fiona Victory) is one of those hand-to-mouth writers who makes it big when she writes her armchair guide to slimming. It's a wet dream for her publisher (Terence Wilton) as it flies off the shelves and for her and her young son (Remy Beard), it means a new home and plenty of cash. If you can imagine a life before mobile phones, though, then you'll appreciate that just about all of their correspondence was by letter - and so that's how the narration of this plays out. Not just between them, but between her son and his opportunist school bullies and between her and an array of fans who ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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