Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) 7.9
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall. Director:Max Ophüls |
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Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) 7.9
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember, who may hold the key to his downfall. Director:Max Ophüls |
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| Louis Jourdan | ... | ||
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Mady Christians | ... |
Frau Berndle
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Marcel Journet | ... |
Johann Stauffer
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Art Smith | ... |
John
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Carol Yorke | ... |
Marie
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Herr Kastner
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John Good | ... |
Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger
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Leo B. Pessin | ... |
Stefan Jr.
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Erskine Sanford | ... |
Porter
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Otto Waldis | ... |
Concierge
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Sonja Bryden | ... |
Frau Spitzer
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In Vienna, about 1900, a dashing man arrives at his flat, instructing his manservant that he will leave before morning: the man is Stefan Brand, formerly a concert pianist, planning to leave Vienna to avoid a duel. His servant gives him a letter from an unknown woman, which he reads. In flashbacks we see the lifelong passion of Lisa Berndle for him: first as a girl who was his neighbor; next as a young woman who, in secret, has his child; then as a mature woman who meets him again and abandons husband and son to be with him. Each time he does not remember who she is or that they have ever met. By morning, he has finished the letter, and her husband awaits satisfaction. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
It all starts from a schoolgirl crush.Louis Jourdan (b. 1919) is Stefan Brand, a concert pianist, who's leaving Vienna to avoid a duel.Before he leaves his servant gives him a letter from an unknown woman.The letter is from Lisa Berndl, played by Joan Fontaine (b. 1917).In that letter Lisa tells how deeply in love she's been with Stefan for many years.It all started when she was living as his neighbor as a schoolgirl.Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) is a movie that Max Ophüls directed.I started watching the movie after about five minutes and I was too captivated by it so I couldn't stop watching it.It's a different kind of love story.Fontaine and Jourdan are perfect people for their parts.Joan Fontaine is amazing going from a teenager to a mature woman.The whole movie has a great casting.This movie is a true classic.A movie that will make you shed a few tears.