Letters to a Book Thief
A young couple, Pippa (Sydney Sweeney) and Thomas (Justice Smith), move into their first apartment together in Montreal. They soon realize that their windows look directly into the apartment across th…
Letters to a Book Thief
A young couple, Pippa (Sydney Sweeney) and Thomas (Justice Smith), move into their first apartment together in Montreal. They soon realize that their windows look directly into the apartment across the street, where a man with a professional studio is taking photographs of a woman. Pippa and Thomas watch as the couple have sex. Thomas continues to watch at first but stops at Pippa's insistence. They jokingly give their neighbors pseudo names, Margot and Brent. Pippa, who works as a trainee optometrist at L'Optique, receives a bird feeder from her boss as a housewarming gift. Pippa buys a pair of binoculars so she and Thomas can watch the couple. They often see "Brent" having sex with several models while "Margot" is out. Pippa and Thomas engage in sexual fantasies themselves, while looking in on "Brent" having sex with the other models. Ari (Katharine King So) is Pippa's friend from work. Pippa expresses interest in knowing what the neighbors are saying, eventually learning that Thomas knows a way to listen in on another room using a laser pointer (aimed at a microphone inside the room (which in this case can be a large reflective window)); the process requires a reflective surface to send the laser beam back to them. When "Brent" and "Margot" throw a Halloween costume party in their apartment, Pippa and Thomas sneak in by posing as guests. Pippa plants a mirror in the apartment, later allowing her and Thomas to listen in on their conversations. They are unsettled to hear "Margot" confront "Brent" about his adultery; "Brent" assaults "Margot" and convinces her that her suspicions are unfounded. The next day, "Margot", whose real name is Julia (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), visits L'Optique and receives an eye exam and new glasses from Pippa. Julia invites Pippa to hang out. Pippa wants to warn Julia about "Brent's" adultery, but Thomas insists that she stop spying on the neighbors (and not meet Julia later that week as they had planned). Later, Pippa and Julia meet at a spa; Julia reveals that her husband is named Sebastian (Ben Hardy), or Seb, and is a well-known photographer. Julia was a model but gave that life up as she didn't want her self-worth to be determined by a harsh industry. Pippa observes Seb having a threesome and throwing a condom away afterwards. She later discovers how to access Julia and Seb's wireless printer, which she uses to anonymously expose Seb's infidelities to Julia, mentioning the condom as proof. Thomas angrily confronts Pippa about being so invested in Julia and Seb's lives. The next morning, Pippa apologizes to Thomas and promises to stop watching the neighbors. However, they then see Seb discover Julia's body in the bathroom, after she seemingly slit her own throat. Thomas blames Pippa for Julia's death, breaks up with her, and leaves. Although heartbroken, Pippa continues to watch Seb and one evening decides to follow him to a nearby pub. Seb sits by Pippa and they talk (Seb argues that having sex with other people is just like masturbation and not cheating. While Pippa talks about Aesops fables and Seb tells her that Aesop wrote the fable to his slaves, who were deeply repressed. so they could tell this story to each other and remain with him). He asks her to let him photograph her at his apartment, which she accepts. Seb convinces Pippa to pose nude for him, and they eventually have sex. Upon returning home, Thomas consumes a drink Pippa left in the refrigerator and pours it into her bird feeder. He notices Pippa having sex with Seb across the street. The next morning, a horrified Pippa finds Thomas dead in their apartment, having apparently hanged himself. Pippa and her friend Ari go to Seb's exhibition, which turns out to be a collaboration with Julia, who is alive. Pippa and Thomas are revealed to be the subjects of the exhibition. Seb and Julia divulge that they own the apartment rented by Pippa and Thomas (whose lease included a clause stating that they consented to be photographed), and they knew they were being watched. Distressed, Pippa storms off. She decides to move out of the apartment, and notices dead birds on a grate just below her bird feeder. Pippa realizes that Thomas was poisoned and didn't commit suicide. Following an interview promoting their exhibition, Seb and Julia return home to find a congratulatory bottle of wine by their door. As they drink the wine, Pippa sends a message to their printer saying she knows they killed Thomas. After leading Seb and Julia into L'Optique, Pippa deduces that while she was having sex with Seb, Julia poisoned Thomas' drink and staged his suicide. Pippa also reveals that she spiked their wine, causing Julia and Seb to faint. Pippa places the two under a LASIK machine, using it to burn their retinas. A new couple have moved into Pippa and Thomas' former apartment. They observe Seb and Julia in their apartment, both of whom are now blind. Pippa watches Seb and Julia from the rooftop, before leaving her binoculars behind.
Letters to a Book Thief
Documentary
Film Details
A young couple, Pippa (Sydney Sweeney) and Thomas (Justice Smith), move into their first apartment together in Montreal. They soon realize that their windows look directly into the apartment across the street, where a man with a professional studio is taking photographs of a woman. Pippa and Thomas watch as the couple have sex.
Thomas continues to watch at first but stops at Pippa's insistence. They jokingly give their neighbors pseudo names, Margot and Brent. Pippa, who works as a trainee optometrist at L'Optique, receives a bird feeder from her boss as a housewarming gift.
Pippa buys a pair of binoculars so she and Thomas can watch the couple. They often see "Brent" having sex with several models while "Margot" is out. Pippa and Thomas engage in sexual fantasies themselves, while looking in on "Brent" having sex with the other models.
Ari (Katharine King So) is Pippa's friend from work. Pippa expresses interest in knowing what the neighbors are saying, eventually learning that Thomas knows a way to listen in on another room using a laser pointer (aimed at a microphone inside the room (which in this case can be a large reflective window)); the process requires a reflective surface to send the laser beam back to them. When "Brent" and "Margot" throw a Halloween costume party in their apartment, Pippa and Thomas sneak in by posing as guests.
Pippa plants a mirror in the apartment, later allowing her and Thomas to listen in on their conversations. They are unsettled to hear "Margot" confront "Brent" about his adultery; "Brent" assaults "Margot" and convinces her that her suspicions are unfounded. The next day, "Margot", whose real name is Julia (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), visits L'Optique and receives an eye exam and new glasses from Pippa.
Julia invites Pippa to hang out. Pippa wants to warn Julia about "Brent's" adultery, but Thomas insists that she stop spying on the neighbors (and not meet Julia later that week as they had planned). Later, Pippa and Julia meet at a spa; Julia reveals that her husband is named Sebastian (Ben Hardy), or Seb, and is a well-known photographer.
Julia was a model but gave that life up as she didn't want her self-worth to be determined by a harsh industry. Pippa observes Seb having a threesome and throwing a condom away afterwards. She later discovers how to access Julia and Seb's wireless printer, which she uses to anonymously expose Seb's infidelities to Julia, mentioning the condom as proof.
Thomas angrily confronts Pippa about being so invested in Julia and Seb's lives. The next morning, Pippa apologizes to Thomas and promises to stop watching the neighbors. However, they then see Seb discover Julia's body in the bathroom, after she seemingly slit her own throat.
Thomas blames Pippa for Julia's death, breaks up with her, and leaves. Although heartbroken, Pippa continues to watch Seb and one evening decides to follow him to a nearby pub. Seb sits by Pippa and they talk (Seb argues that having sex with other people is just like masturbation and not cheating.
While Pippa talks about Aesops fables and Seb tells her that Aesop wrote the fable to his slaves, who were deeply repressed. so they could tell this story to each other and remain with him). He asks her to let him photograph her at his apartment, which she accepts.
Seb convinces Pippa to pose nude for him, and they eventually have sex. Upon returning home, Thomas consumes a drink Pippa left in the refrigerator and pours it into her bird feeder. He notices Pippa having sex with Seb across the street.
The next morning, a horrified Pippa finds Thomas dead in their apartment, having apparently hanged himself. Pippa and her friend Ari go to Seb's exhibition, which turns out to be a collaboration with Julia, who is alive. Pippa and Thomas are revealed to be the subjects of the exhibition.
Seb and Julia divulge that they own the apartment rented by Pippa and Thomas (whose lease included a clause stating that they consented to be photographed), and they knew they were being watched. Distressed, Pippa storms off. She decides to move out of the apartment, and notices dead birds on a grate just below her bird feeder.
Pippa realizes that Thomas was poisoned and didn't commit suicide. Following an interview promoting their exhibition, Seb and Julia return home to find a congratulatory bottle of wine by their door. As they drink the wine, Pippa sends a message to their printer saying she knows they killed Thomas.
After leading Seb and Julia into L'Optique, Pippa deduces that while she was having sex with Seb, Julia poisoned Thomas' drink and staged his suicide. Pippa also reveals that she spiked their wine, causing Julia and Seb to faint. Pippa places the two under a LASIK machine, using it to burn their retinas.
A new couple have moved into Pippa and Thomas' former apartment. They observe Seb and Julia in their apartment, both of whom are now blind. Pippa watches Seb and Julia from the rooftop, before leaving her binoculars behind..