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The 'Last Letter From Your Lover' director shares the hidden parallels between Ellie and Jennifer that you probably missed

Claudia WillenJul 26, 2021, 21:51 IST

Netflix's "The Last Letter From Your Lover" premiered on July 23.Parisa Taghizadeh/Netflix; Parisa Taghizadeh/Netflix

Minor details connect Ellie Haworth and Jennifer Stirling in "The Last Letter From Your Lover."
The director told Insider that "repeating patterns" were intentionally placed throughout the movie.
Her hope is for viewers to subconsciously use the details as a bridge between the women's stories.

Frizzell used "repeating patterns" and "repeating visual elements" to connect Ellie Haworth and Jennifer Stirling.

Ellie Haworth and Jennifer Stirling in "The Last Letter From Your Lover." Parisa Taghizadeh/Netflix; Studiocanal/Netflix

The awning outside of Ellie's office matches Jennifer's lounge chair in the French Riviera.

Shailene Woodley stars in "The Last Letter From Your Lover." Netflix; Netflix

Anthony and Ellie work in the same newsroom.

"The Last Letter From Your Lover" is available to stream on Netflix. Parisa Taghizadeh/Netflix; Netflix

The pattern on Jennifer's headboard closely resembles Ellie's bedroom wallpaper.

Jennifer and Ellie have similar geometric patterns in their bedrooms. Netflix; Netflix

The women wear houndstooth-patterned dresses in back-to-back scenes.

Ellie and Jennifer in "The Last Letter From Your Lover." Studio Canal/Netflix; Netflix

And both Ellie and Jennifer don long trench coats, albeit in different colors.

Ellie and Jennifer wore similar garments throughout "The Last Letter From Your Lover." Netflix; Netflix

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