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The Unknown Woman

Original title: La sconosciuta
  • 20062006
  • RR
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
15K
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The Unknown Woman (2006)
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Haunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.Haunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.Haunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
15K
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    • Giuseppe Tornatore
    • Giuseppe Tornatore(story)
    • Massimo De Rita(screenplay collaborator)
  • Stars
    • Kseniya Rappoport
    • Michele Placido
    • Claudia Gerini
    • Giuseppe Tornatore
    • Giuseppe Tornatore(story)
    • Massimo De Rita(screenplay collaborator)
  • Stars
    • Kseniya Rappoport
    • Michele Placido
    • Claudia Gerini
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 47User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    The Unknown Woman (2006)
    The Unknown Woman (2006)
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    Claudia Gerini, Michele Placido, and Kseniya Rappoport in The Unknown Woman (2006)
    Kseniya Rappoport in The Unknown Woman (2006)
    Ángela Molina in The Unknown Woman (2006)
    Piera Degli Esposti in The Unknown Woman (2006)
    Michele Placido and Kseniya Rappoport in The Unknown Woman (2006)
    Alessandro Haber and Kseniya Rappoport in The Unknown Woman (2006)
    Michele Placido in The Unknown Woman (2006)
    Michele Placido in The Unknown Woman (2006)
    Pierfrancesco Favino in The Unknown Woman (2006)

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    Kseniya Rappoport
    Kseniya Rappoport
    • Irena
    • (as Ksenia Rappoport)
    Michele Placido
    Michele Placido
    • Muffa
    Claudia Gerini
    Claudia Gerini
    • Valeria Adacher
    Piera Degli Esposti
    Piera Degli Esposti
    • Gina
    Alessandro Haber
    Alessandro Haber
    • Matteo
    Clara Dossena
    • Tea Adacher
    Ángela Molina
    Ángela Molina
    • Lucrezia
    • (as Angela Molina)
    Margherita Buy
    Margherita Buy
    • Avvocato Irena
    Pierfrancesco Favino
    Pierfrancesco Favino
    • Donato Adacher
    Nicola Di Pinto
    Nicola Di Pinto
    • Magistrato
    Paolo Elmo
    • Nello
    Simona Nobili
    • Poliziotta
    Elisa Morucci
    • Cameriera
    Giulia Di Quilio
    Giulia Di Quilio
    • Segretaria
    Pino Calabrese
    • Magistrato
    Gisella Marengo
    Gisella Marengo
    • Poliziotta
    Gabriella Barbuti
    • Infermiera
    Valeria Flore
    • Tea Adulta
    • (uncredited)
      • Giuseppe Tornatore
      • Giuseppe Tornatore(story) (screenplay)
      • Massimo De Rita(screenplay collaborator)
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    • Trivia
      Russian actress Kseniya Rappoport didn't speak Italian when she was cast in the leading role. She gradually learned the language in the few months of shooting.
    • Connections
      References Oliver Twist (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Georgia On My Mind
      Written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell

      Performed by The Band

      Courtesy of EMI Music Italy

    User reviews47

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    10/10
    Tornatore did it again
    After a long time, a new Tornatore film. After the second viewing I decided to write a comment about it.

    When people talk about a film by Giuseppe Tornatore, they think of Sicily first with it's burning sun and it's orange villages. This is one of his darker films, if not his darkest (on par with Il Camorrista).

    As sound as the first fade in of this film appeared, I was hooked. I will not spoil anything, but you'll see some pretty powerful stuff. The story is complicated and important, so giving examples might spoil something, so I focus on the experience of this film itself.

    I have never seen most of the actors in this (except Placido), but they all did an amazing job. Kseniya Rappoport is so great in this film that it's just haunting. Her performance is a winner without doubt, but the supportive cast never seems shy to make their emotions as real as they can.

    The shots that this film uses are great. All Tornatore films are beautiful, but this one is a real dark gem. As him and few other can do, he makes the world real.

    The script is strong. I cannot just define it as a drama, because that is a vague term. It's also a disturbing film with a warm touch (a heartbreaking plot that twists in a good way).

    Ennio Morricone wrote the score. I am a great fan of him and I must say that even now, being 77, he is still the top composer in the entire industry. With his score for La Sconosciuta he surprised me. Again. This man is so amazing that I curse the Academy awards every day for ignoring him for more than 40 years.

    So is there nothing bad about La Sconosciuta? Yes there is; the DVD is only available in Italy. I bought one with English subtitles so I have little problem watching it, but this can be quite a damper on it's international fame. I hope this one gets a great international release, both in cinema and on DVD. Great pieces of art should not be kept indoors.

    I give it 10 out of 10. The best of 2006 and perfect in every way.
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      • October 20, 2006 (Italy)
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      • France
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      • Ukrainian
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      • Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Medusa Film
      • Manigolda Film
      • Sky
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    • 1 hour 58 minutes
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