Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
Directed by Max Ophüls · 87 min · Drama, Romance
54.5 TOPICAL score · #1,619 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948, directed by Max Ophüls) has a TOPICAL score of 54.5 - ranked 1,619 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (352 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (352 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read6,313 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Joan Fontaine (actor #338), Louis Jourdan (actor #1,344), Mady Christians, Marcel Journet
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