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Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948)

Directed by Max Ophüls · Cinematography by Franz Planer

Approved87 min65 frames

DramaRomance

This is the love every woman lives for…the love every man would die for!

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Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with a desk lamp in the foreground casting soft light. A young man…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: medium — A glass-enclosed space with metal frames and a lamp visible in the background. A woman in…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains wooden shelves filled with stacks of old books and documents. A…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a bed with a sleeping child and a woman nearby. The woman leans…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: medium — An outdoor city sidewalk at night with stone walls and dark architectural features…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: fullbody — A luxuriously decorated parlor features ornate architectural columns and a grand crystal…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room focuses on a woman resting her head against a piano. Her face is…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: closeup — An interior space features a woman in Victorian-style clothing facing a man off-screen.…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains multiple iron-framed cots with fabric curtains. A nun in a…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: medium — A woman in a Victorian dress and a soldier in uniform sit on a bench. An iron gate and…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: medium — A night exterior setting with iron railings in the foreground and a horse-drawn carriage.…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: medium — A dimly lit upper level landing features a dark metal railing and a wall sconce. A young…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: medium — An opulent interior space features ornate curtains and a small decorative mirror on the…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: medium — A refined interior setting features an ornate railing and decorative wall molding. An…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains wooden bookshelves packed with books in the blurred background.…Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) movie still: wide — A dark, narrow European-style cobblestone street features two horse-drawn carriages moving…
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What is Letter From An Unknown Woman about?

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 is a 1948 American romantic melodrama film released by Universal-International and directed by Max Ophüls. It was based on the 1922 novella of the same name by Stefan Zweig. The film stars Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians, and Marcel Journet.

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What does the cinematography of Letter From An Unknown Woman look like?

Across 65 sampled frames, Letter From An Unknown Woman builds its coverage from medium shots (65% of the sample), with wide compositions (15%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Franz Planer keeps 65% of it in soft, low-key light. 77% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 66% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of Letter From An Unknown Woman?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) are #050505, #303030, #adadad, #8a8a8a, #6e6e6e, #cdcdcd — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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