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Letter from an unknown woman (Motion picture)

In early 20th century Vienna, Stefan Brand is in the process of fleeing Vienna on the eve of a duel he wants no part of, however before he can do so, he receives an anonymous letter from an unknown woman. Stefan is deeply moved by what he reads and starts to realize that the letter's author is Lisa Berndl, a young woman he's known, but disregarded for most of his life.

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  • "Yi feng mo sheng nu zi de lai xin"@en
  • "Lettre d'une inconnue"
  • "Letter from an unknown woman"
  • "Lettre d'une inconnue, français"
  • "一封陌生女子的來信"
  • "Brief einer Unbekannten"

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  • "In early 20th century Vienna, Stefan Brand is in the process of fleeing on the eve of a duel he wants no part of. However, before he can do so, he receives an anonymous letter from an unknown woman. Stefan is deeply moved by what he reads and starts to realize that the letter's author is Lisa Berndl, a young woman he's known but disregarded for most of his life."
  • ""Stefan Brand returns home one night to find a letter waiting for him. It is written by Lisa, and as Stefan begins to read, her story unfolds in flashback. It tells of how, as a girl she had fallen in love with him, and eventually capturing his attention, had spent a wonderful night with him. The very next day he had left her, promising to return in two weeks. He never did ... and as he reads on her fate is revealed." [box cover note."
  • "In early 20th century Vienna, Stefan Brand is in the process of fleeing Vienna on the eve of a duel he wants no part of, however before he can do so, he receives an anonymous letter from an unknown woman. Stefan is deeply moved by what he reads and starts to realize that the letter's author is Lisa Berndl, a young woman he's known, but disregarded for most of his life."@en
  • "A woman relates the story of her obsessive love for a pianist in turn of the century Vienna. The film demonstrates the stylistic flourishes employed by Ophuls throughout his career."
  • "A woman wastes her life in unrequited love for a rakish pianist."@en
  • "A story of unrequited love in which a woman is obsessed with a self-centered concert pianist."
  • "A story of unrequited love in which a woman is obsessed with a self-centered concert pianist."@en
  • "A woman's whole life is built around a man without him knowing it. Ophul's most emotionally affecting film is a study of obsession set in a richly textured and romantically stylised late 19th century Vienna. Ophuls perfectly captures the theme of spiritual immobility with an ironic use of camera movement and image repetition (movement up and down staircases, repeated farewells at the station). The often circling and tracking camera seems to trap the characters in a kind of stasis as time inexorably passes."@en
  • ""Stefan Brand returns home one night to find a letter waiting for him. It is written by Lisa, and as Stefan begins to read, her story unfolds in flashback. It tells of how, as a girl she had fallen in love with him, and eventually capturing his attention, had spent a wonderful night with him. The very next day he had left her, promising to return in two weeks. He never did ... and as he reads on her fate is revealed." [box cover note]."@en
  • "Philandering concert pianist Stefan arrives home to find a letter which begins 'by the time you read this I might be dead'. So unfolds the story of Lisa, one of the many women he had shared a brief encounter over the years and swiftly forgotten. Her life had been spent loving him unflateringly and now he would learn the truth about his past. Set in the turn of the century Vienna, this haunting tale is perhaps cinema's greatest unrequited love story and is considered to be one of Ophul's great masterpieces."@en
  • "Ein Mädchen verschweigt einem leichtlebigen Musiker, der sie verlassen hat, aus Stolz die Geburt eines gemeinsamen Kindes. Ihre Liebe überdauert viele Jahre und eine Ehe, aber als sie den Geliebten wiedertrifft und erkennen muß, daß er sich nicht einmal an sie erinnert, geht sie mit ihrem Sohn in den Tod. Liebestragödie nach einer Novelle von Stefan Zweig - ein poetischer, stimmungsvoller Film, der den morbiden Charme des alten Wien beschwört und die Fragilität menschlicher Beziehungen psychologisch deutlich macht. [film-dienst]."
  • ""On a rainy night in turn-of-the-century Vienna, Stefan Brand's friends drive him home and tell him they will return to collect him for his duel at dawn. Stefan informs his mute butler John that he has no intention of keeping this appointment, and instructs him to have a carriage ready in an hour. He then finds a letter waiting for him and is astonished by the first line: 'By the time you read this letter I may be dead.' The letter goes on to describe the writer's memories of first seeing Stefan: Young Lisa Berndle watches in fascination as the beautiful possessions of Stefan, a handsome concert pianist, are moved into the building where she lives. Although she is too shy to speak to him, Lisa quickly falls in love with her new neighbor, who comes to dominate her every thought. When Lisa's widowed mother remarries, the family moves to Linz, and Lisa eventually begins keeping company with Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger. One afternoon, Leopold begins to speak of the future, and Lisa tells him she is secretly engaged to a musician in Vienna. Her mother and stepfather are shocked, and Lisa returns to Vienna and takes a job in an exclusive dress shop. One night, Stefan notices her standing on the street near his apartment, and is charmed and flattered by her devotion. After dining with her in an elegant restaurant, Stefan gives Lisa a single white rose, then takes her to an amusement park, where they dance until late in the night. They then return to Stefan's apartment and fall into a passionate embrace. The next day, Stefan visits Lisa at the dress shop and cancels their date for that evening, explaining that he must go to Milan for two weeks. He asks her to see him off at the train station, and bids her a warm farewell before joining another woman on the train. Stefan does not call Lisa again, however, and she later gives birth to a son, Stefan, Jr. Back in the present, Stefan looks with pleasure at the enclosed photos of the son he never knew he had. Lisa's letter continues that when the boy was nine, she married the wealthy Johann Stauffer: One night, Lisa and Johann, who treats Stefan's child like his own, go to the opera, and Lisa is stunned to see Stefan, whose musical career has not lived up to his early potential. Greatly agitated, Lisa tells Johann she has a headache and is about to go home when Stefan, who has been watching her from his seat, intercepts her and asks to see her again. Lisa hurries to her carriage, where she finds Johann waiting for her. As they ride home, Johann asks Lisa what she is going to do, and Lisa confesses that she feels powerless before Stefan and believes he needs her. The next day, Lisa puts her son on a train back to school, but they are asked to move after accidentally being seated in a compartment that has been quarantined. As Lisa walks away, bystanders comment that a case of typhus has been discovered on the train. Lisa then buys a bouquet of white roses and goes to see Stefan, as Johann observes her from his carriage. Stefan welcomes her amorously, but when she realizes that he truly has no idea who she is, Lisa leaves in tears. After wandering the streets of Vienna for hours, Lisa goes to see her son, only to learn that he died of typhus during the night. Now very ill herself, Lisa writes that she loves Stefan as much as she always has. The letter suddenly ends, and Stefan finds a note from a nun at the hospital saying that Lisa has died. With tears in his eyes, Stefan remembers the moments he shared with Lisa. Johann and his seconds arrive, and Stefan, ennobled by his sorrow, goes to fight a duel he knows he cannot win, pausing only to pluck a rose from the bouquet Lisa left behind"--AFI catalog, 1941-1950."@en
  • ""On a rainy night in turn-of-the-century Vienna, Stefan Brand's friends drive him home and tell him they will return to collect him for his duel at dawn. Stefan informs his mute butler John that he has no intention of keeping this appointment, and instructs him to have a carriage ready in an hour. He then finds a letter waiting for him and is astonished by the first line: 'By the time you read this letter I may be dead.' The letter goes on to describe the writer's memories of first seeing Stefan: Young Lisa Berndle watches in fascination as the beautiful possessions of Stefan, a handsome concert pianist, are moved into the building where she lives. Although she is too shy to speak to him, Lisa quickly falls in love with her new neighbor, who comes to dominate her every thought. When Lisa's widowed mother remarries, the family moves to Linz, and Lisa eventually begins keeping company with Lt. Leopold von Kaltnegger. One afternoon, Leopold begins to speak of the future, and Lisa tells him she is secretly engaged to a musician in Vienna. Her mother and stepfather are shocked, and Lisa returns to Vienna and takes a job in an exclusive dress shop. One night, Stefan notices her standing on the street near his apartment, and is charmed and flattered by her devotion. After dining with her in an elegant restaurant, Stefan gives Lisa a single white rose, then takes her to an amusement park, where they dance until late in the night. They then return to Stefan's apartment and fall into a passionate embrace. The next day, Stefan visits Lisa at the dress shop and cancels their date for that evening, explaining that he must go to Milan for two weeks. He asks her to see him off at the train station, and bids her a warm farewell before joining another woman on the train. Stefan does not call Lisa again, however, and she later gives birth to a son, Stefan, Jr. Back in the present, Stefan looks with pleasure at the enclosed photos of the son he never knew he had. Lisa's letter continues that when the boy was nine, she married the wealthy Johann Stauffer: One night, Lisa and Johann, who treats Stefan's child like his own, go to the opera, and Lisa is stunned to see Stefan, whose musical career has not lived up to his early potential. Greatly agitated, Lisa tells Johann she has a headache and is about to go home when Stefan, who has been watching her from his seat, intercepts her and asks to see her again. Lisa hurries to her carriage, where she finds Johann waiting for her. As they ride home, Johann asks Lisa what she is going to do, and Lisa confesses that she feels powerless before Stefan and believes he needs her. The next day, Lisa puts her son on a train back to school, but they are asked to move after accidentally being seated in a compartment that has been quarantined. As Lisa walks away, bystanders comment that a case of typhus has been discovered on the train. Lisa then buys a bouquet of white roses and goes to see Stefan, as Johann observes her from his carriage. Stefan welcomes her amorously, but when she realizes that he truly has no idea who she is, Lisa leaves in tears. After wandering the streets of Vienna for hours, Lisa goes to see her son, only to learn that he died of typhus during the night. Now very ill herself, Lisa writes that she loves Stefan as much as she always has. The letter suddenly ends, and Stefan finds a note from a nun at the hospital saying that Lisa has died. With tears in his eyes, Stefan remembers the moments he shared with Lisa. Johann and his seconds arrive, and Stefan, ennobled by his sorrow, goes to fight a duel he knows he cannot win, pausing only to pluck a rose from the bouquet Lisa left behind"--AFI catalog, 1941-1950."
  • "A brooding, romantic tragedy set in Vienna and told in flashback. Lisa Berndia is a woman with a lifelong unrequited love for the dashing, yet callous, concert pianist, Stefan Brand, who betrays and forgets her. On her deathbed, she writes him a letter, which he reads on the eve of a duel with Lisa's jealous husband."
  • "提要:放蕩縱慾的音樂家史蒂芬(路易斯喬登飾)有天收到一封信,一位陌生女子麗莎(瓊芳登飾)在信中款款細述自己對她的情意與兩人的交往過程;然而幾次的會晤相聚在史蒂芬心裡並無留下太多記憶,專情的麗莎帶著兩人的兒子下嫁他人後,又與史蒂芬相遇,想要握住再次機會的麗莎卻與兒子同染傷寒"
  • "Ti yao :fang dang zong yu de yin yue jia shi di fen(lu yi si qiao deng shi)you tian shou dao yi feng xin,yi wei mo sheng nu zi li sha(qiong fang deng shi)zai xin zhong kuan kuan xi shu zi ji dui ta de qing yi yu liang ren de jiao wang guo cheng;ran er ji ci de hui wu xiang ju zai shi di fen xin li bing wu liu xia tai duo ji yi,zhuan qing de li sha dai zhu liang ren de er zi xia jia ta ren hou,you yu shi di fen xiang yu,xiang yao wo zhu zai ci ji hui de li sha que yu er zi tong ran shang han."@en
  • "Feature film from the USA. Drama. In Vienna in 1900, a woman is obsessed with a self-centred concert pianist."
  • ""Philandering concert pianist Stefan arrives home to find a letter which begins 'by the time you read this I might be dead'. So unfolds the story of Lisa, one of the many women with whom he had shared a brief encounter over the years and swiftly forgotten. Her life had been spent loving him unfalteringly and now he would learn the truth about his past. Set in the turn of the century Vienna[.]"--Container."@en
  • ""Philandering concert pianist Stefan arrives home to find a letter which begins 'by the time you read this I might be dead'. So unfolds the story of Lisa, one of the many women with whom he had shared a brief encounter over the years and swiftly forgotten. Her life had been spent loving him unfalteringly and now he would learn the truth about his past. Set in the turn of the century Vienna." -- Container."@en
  • "Drame sentimental. À Vienne, au début du 20e siècle, un célèbre pianiste vieillissant reçoit une lettre d'une inconnue. En écrivant de son lit de mort, Lisa Berndle retrace son amour pour lui depuis leur lointaine liaison passagère. De cette liaison un enfant est né. Avec Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians, Marcel Journet."
  • "In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a scoundrel receives a letter from a woman he had seduced, abandoned and forgotten years ago."@en
  • "Vienne, années 1900. À la veille d'une provocation en duel, Stefan Brand, un célèbre et séduisant pianiste sur le déclin, reçoit la lettre d'une certaine Lisa Berndle. Il découvre alors que celle-ci lui a voué toute sa vie un amour sans limites. Lisa revient sur ses différentes rencontres avec Stefan, depuis le jour où celui-ci s'installa à côté de chez elle et où elle tomba follement amoureuse de lui, pour ne jamais s'en défaire. Sa vie sera dès lors tragiquement liée à celle de Stefan... Deuxième film de Max Ophuls tourné lors de son exil aux États-Unis, ce chef-d'oeuvre mélancolique décrit comme nul autre les tourments de la passion amoureuse dans une Vienne fantasmatique. Cinq ans avant "Madame de...", Max Ophuls brosse un formidable portrait de femme, ici victime d'un amour déraisonné pour un homme volage. (Jaquette)."

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  • "Melodrama"@en
  • "fiction dramatique (fiction)"
  • "Films dramatiques"
  • "Film adaptations"@en
  • "Film adaptations"
  • "Romance films"@en
  • "Romance films"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Melodramas (Motion pictures)"
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  • "Melodramas (Motion pictures)"@en
  • "Features"@en
  • "Women"
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  • "Letter From an Unknown Woman = 一封陌生女子的來信"
  • "Letter from an unknown woman = Brief einer Unbekannten/ Joan Fontaine, Louis Jordan ; dir. by Max Ophuls"
  • "Letter from an unknown woman = Lettre d'une inconnue"
  • "Letter from an unknown woman (Motion picture)"
  • "Letter from an unknown woman (Motion picture)"@en
  • "Letter from an unknown woman"@en
  • "Letter from an unknown woman"
  • "Letter From an Unknown Woman = yi feng mo sheng nu zi de lai xin"@en
  • "Letter from an unknowm woman (Film)"

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