Wicked Little Letters

Director: Thea Sharrock
England | Drama/Comedy, 2023
1h, 40m | English

Speaker: Julia diLiberti, Humanities Professor

Based on a stranger than fiction true story of a scandal that rocked an English seaside town. Right after World War I, two neighbors are involved in a letter scandal: Edith Swan-a deeply conservative local who lives with her parents, and Rose Gooding-a rowdy Irish migrant with a young daughter. When residents receive wicked letters full of hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. A trial ensues, however local women, including Police officer Gladys Moss, begin an investigation as they suspect something is amiss as the spicy letters take over the town