1948 · 87 min · NR

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Name: Letter from an Unknown Woman
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1948
Duration: 87 min
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians, Marcel Journet, Art Smith

Directed by Max Ophüls · Drama, Romance

Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) is a Drama film, directed by Max Ophüls set in Vienna during the 1800s–1900s.

Themes of love & longing, obsession, and memory & nostalgia play out through frame narrative.

Composer

Daniele Amfitheatrof

Cinematography

Franz Planer

Cast

Joan FontaineLouis JourdanMady ChristiansMarcel JournetArt SmithCarol YorkeHoward FreemanJohn Good

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Vienna

Setting

Urban

When

1800s 1900s

Premise & themes

Themes

Love & Longing Obsession Memory & Nostalgia

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

RomanticMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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Letter from an Unknown Woman

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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