Letter from an Unknown Woman
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"Letter from an Unknown Woman" is a 1948 romantic drama film, directed by Max Ophüls and acclaimed for its haunting portrayal of unrequited love and memory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Letter from an Unknown Woman canonical | 5 |
| Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948 film) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| basedOn | Letter from an Unknown Woman (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Stefan Zweig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogedIn | American Film Institute collections ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
memory
ⓘ
obsession ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Franz Planer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingMotif | duel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Max Ophüls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Ted J. Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
melodrama
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasLetterAsPlotDevice | yes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lisa Berndl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stefan Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Daniele Amfitheatrof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationBy | Joan Fontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | flashback ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elegant camera movement
ⓘ
haunting portrayal of unrequited love ⓘ subjective point-of-view storytelling ⓘ |
| openingSceneLocation | Vienna apartment ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| producer | John Houseman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rampart Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 87 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Howard Koch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Art Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carol Yorke NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Freeman NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Fontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Jourdan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mady Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Journet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
| title | Letter from an Unknown Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948 film)