P.S. I Love You
Date: 2007
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Production Company: Alcon Entertainment
Stars: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Harry Connick Jr., Gina Gershon, Kathy Bates, James Marsters, Anne Kent
Location(s): County Wicklow, New York
Region(s): Ireland, N. America
Storyline:
After Holly’s husband dies, she finds he has arranged for letters to be delivered to her over the course of a year, to prepare her for a life without him.
Additional Information:
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The location seen as the film opens is Rutgers Street and East Broadway in New York, where Holly and Gerry emerge from a subway entrance having had a row.
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They return to their apartment at 254 Broome Street, New York, where they live together in a happy marriage.
The block today, captured by Janette Cotton.
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Following the credits the film opens in Winter, with a shot of Teddy's Bar. 96 Berry St, Brooklyn, New York which is run in the film by Holly's mother. A funeral reception is held for Gerry, who has died from a brain tumour.
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After Holly has been moping around at home for weeks. Holly’s friends take her out on her 30th birthday. 9th Avenue, New York, looking northeast from the junction with Little West 12th Street.
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Holly (Hilary Swank) is wheedled by her friends Denise (Lisa Kudrow) and Sharon (Gina Gershon) into a private gay club to cheer her up. 21 9th Avenue, New York.
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Gerry has arranged for letters to be sent to Holly after his death, to guide her to a life without him. Hearing one has arrived, she goes out to pick up the mail. The corner of Broome Street and Orchard Street.
Janette Cotton provides the comparison shot.
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Holly picks up Gerry's letter from the front desk. 254 Broome Street, New York.
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Holly gets sacked from her job in an estate agency when she argues with a customer. Broome Street and Greene Street, Manhattan.
Janette Cotton found the same spot, a pity that the sun butted in.
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The Spring section of the film opens with a view from Elizabeth Street Garden, New York, looking out on Mott Street.
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Gerry has sent a letter urging Holly to perform at a karaoke bar. A previous attempt recalled in flashback led to her being hospitalised after tripping over. The Boiler Room, 86 East 4th Street, New York.
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Shopping with her friends Sharon and her husband John (James Marsters), Holly discusses her regrets about the past. Unknown location.
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Holly walks out with Daniel (Harry Connick Jr.), whom she met in the karaoke bar. The Irish Hunger Memorial, Vesey Street, New York.
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The Summer Section opens with a view of New York's Brooklyn Bridge.
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Gerry has arranged a trip to Ireland for Holly and her best friends. Holly heads for the travel agent. East 23rd Street and Park Avenue South, looking west.
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John and Holly get out by the Travel Agency. 289 Park Avenue South, New York.
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The girls reach Ireland and set off in their hired car.
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They cross the River Liffey by the Ballysmuttan Bridge, County Wicklow,
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We get an aerial view of the journey as they drive past the Blessington Lakes.
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They reach their destination The Kilruddy estate, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.
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The house they stay in is now referred to as the “PS I Love You Cottage”, in the grounds of the far grander Kilruddery House in Bray, County Wicklow.
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Holly and her friends, Sharon and Denise (Lisa Kudrow) discuss Gerry’s letters.
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The friends take a boat out on Blessington Lakes.
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After getting into difficulties they are stranded and need to be rescued. Blessington Lakes.
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Gerry’s letters send Holly to the farm run by his parents. The farm is near Coolakay House, which is a B&B in Powerscourt Waterfall Road, Enniskerry, County Wicklow.
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At the farmhouse, Holly is welcomed by Gerry’s mother, Rose.
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Gerry asks Holly to visit the “fort” built by his father where he played as a boy.
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In a flashback, Holly is looking for Wicklow Mountains National Park, not realizing that she is in it. Pat Cleary identifies this location as on the R759 between Sally Gap and Luggal (Lough Tay).
Pat provides this comparison shot to support the identification.
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Holly is close to the Sally Gap, a high pass in the Wicklow mountains when she meets Gerry (Gerard Butler).
Pat Cleary finds the opportunity on the first sunny day for a long time, to record the spot. The high cliff to the right is at Luggala (Lough Tay).
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Holly and Gerry chat by the Stone Bridge close to Sally Gap.
Pat Cleary captures the scene today.
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The pair walk across the Ballysmuttan Bridge, a popular scenic spot on the Liffey, also seen in ‘Hear My Song’.
Pat captures the bridge from gound level noting that it was renamed Ciarán Jones Bridge, after a Garda who tragically drowned when he was swept off it in a major flood in 2011 trying to warn motorists not to cross. A plaque is mounted there in his honour.
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The pair take a walk at Lacken Village, County Wicklow, which is on the shores of the Blessington lakes.
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Their first kiss. Lacken Village.
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Autumn arrives, and it’s back to New York. Looking southeast on Lispenard Street, New York 10013.
Today's view from Janette Cotton.
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Holly and her mother Patricia (Kathy Bates) take a walk. The Concert Grove Pavilion in Prospect Park, New York 11225.
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After her mother delivers the last letter, Holly is left alone with her thoughts. Prospect Park, New York.
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Holly and Daniel visit Yankee Stadium as Daniel reads the last letter. East 161 Street, The Bronx, NY,
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Holly takes her mother to see Ireland.
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They visit the farm to meet Gerry’s parents. Near Coolakay House, Enniskerry, County Wicklow.
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Holly and her mother walk off together from the farm.