PAPER WHISPERS

“Never underestimate the power of a good letter.” That is what Marie’s mother used to say. Perhaps that is precisely why Marie became a postal worker, still writing letters to her mother and slipping them into an abandoned mailbox. But now, in her mid-forties, Marie has lost her job, and she deeply misses her daily interactions with the neighborhood.

Seizing the first opportunity that comes her way, she takes a temporary job at Café Rosmarin. Before long, she begins serving encouraging, hand-written notes alongside cappuccino to the guests she recognizes from her old postal route. But who is there to encourage Marie? Then, the unexpected happens: the old mailbox is put back into service, and Marie’s private letters land in the hands of a novelist suffering from severe writer's block. Her words touch something deep inside him - and soon, Marie receives a letter from a stranger who may not have all the answers, but who shares her innermost thoughts. For a while, Marie feels truly happy again, perhaps even a little in love. But then she hears about a new upcoming novel, and its plot feels devastatingly familiar …