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Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948 · 87 min

A wistful, gorgeously drifting romance that aches with longing and regret, sweeping you through memory like a fading waltz.

Directed by
Max Ophüls
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians
Tagline
This is the love every woman lives for…the love every man would die for!
Overview
A pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past.

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  • BBC iPlayer
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Directed by
Max Ophüls
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • memory
  • identity
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Max Ophüls
Written by
Howard E. Koch
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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