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The Unknown Woman

2006 · 118 min

A slow, haunting plunge into a woman's buried pain, where quiet domestic spaces hide menace and every kindness feels calculated.

Directed by
Giuseppe Tornatore
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Kseniya Rappoport, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini
Overview
A Ukrainian woman named Irena calculatedly insinuates herself into the lives of a young, affluent Italian family. Stopping at nothing to become the couple's trusted maid and the beloved nanny to their fragile young daughter, Irena risks everything in her quest to uncover the truth about the family.

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Directed by
Giuseppe Tornatore
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Kseniya Rappoport, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • trauma
  • grief
  • identity
  • isolation
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
Giuseppe Tornatore
Starring
Kseniya Rappoport, Michele Placido, Claudia Gerini, Pierfrancesco Favino, Clara Dossena, Alessandro Haber, Piera Degli Esposti, Pino Calabrese
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Fabio Zamarion
Runtime
118 min
Country
Italy, France
Languages
Italian, Ukrainian

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