Helen Hanff (Anne Bancroft), a feisty New York writer, mails a letter to a London bookshop requesting some rare English classics. Frank Doel (Anthony Hopkins), the reserved English bookseller, answers her request, beginning a touching and humourous correspondence that spans two continents and two decades. Their intimate letters draw us into their lives as Helen and Frank share their dreams, hopes, sorrows and joys - and, in doing so, develop a lasting and extraordinary friendship. Winner of a BAFTA for Best Actress (Anne Bancroft).