Helen Hanff (Bancroft), a feisty New York writer, mails a letter to a small London bookshop requesting some rare English classics. Frank Doel (Hopkins), the reserved bookseller, answers her request, beginning a touching and humorous correspondence that spans two continents and two decades. Their intimate, richly detailed letters draw us into their lives as Helen and Frank share their dreams, hopes, sorrows and joys-and in doing so, develop a lasting friendship. 103 min.