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Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) More at IMDbPro »

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>

Stefan, famoso pianista, sta leggendo una lettera postuma di Lisa, nella quale ella gli confessa di averlo sempre amato. In flashback rivediamo la loro storia : da quando lei lo spiava per vederlo suonare in casa, da giovanissima, al loro incontro di una notte, a quando lo vedeva uscire dal teatro, affermato musicista. Dopo quella notte la ragazza fu dimenticata e, con un figlio a carico, sposò un ricco diplomatico. Ma la tisi le strappò il figlio ed ora sta uccidendo anche lei. Il pianista, leggendo la lettera, comprende quanto sia stato egoista con lei e si appresta ad affrontare in duello proprio suo marito, sicuro di andare incontro alla morte. Written by rosebud6

In Vienna about 1900, the decadent pianist and wolf Stefan Brand is challenged for a duel by a deceived husband. He arrives in his apartment and tells his dumb butler John that he intends to leave Vienna to avoid the scheduled duel, and John delivers a letter from an unknown woman to him. He reads the letter written by his former neighbor Lisa Berndle where she tells that she was a teenager when she develops a platonic love for Stefan, who is a promising pianist compared to Mozart. Lisa worships his performances on the piano, but she moves with her family to Linz. Later she returns to Vienna as an independent young woman, having a brief affair with Stefan, who travels to Milano promising to return in two weeks. Years later, she meets him again at the opera and her passion arises again, believing that Stefan remembers her... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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