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Letter from an Unknown Woman is a american film of genre Drama directed by Max Ophüls released in USA on 28 april 1948 with Joan Fontaine
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 28 april 1948
Length 1h26
Directed by Max Ophüls
OriginUSA
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Piano, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette
Rating78%
Letter from an Unknown Woman is a 1948 American film directed by Max Ophüls. It was based on the novella of the same name by Stefan Zweig. The film stars Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians and Marcel Journet.
In 1992, Letter from an Unknown Woman was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Synopsis
In Vienna in the early twentieth century, Lisa (Joan Fontaine), a teenager living in an apartment complex, becomes fascinated by a new tenant, concert pianist Stefan Brand (Louis Jourdan). Stefan is making a name for himself through energetic performances. Lisa becomes obsessed with Stefan, staying up late to listen to him play, and sneaking into his apartment and admiring him from a distance. Despite her actions, they only meet once and Stefan takes little notice of her.Actors
Joan Fontaine
(Lisa Berndle)
Louis Jourdan
(Stefan Brand)
Erskine Sanford
(Porter)
Marcel Journet
(Johann Stauffer)
Betty Blythe
(Frau Kohner (uncredited))
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