Letter from an Unknown Woman Page #2

Synopsis: In Vienna in 1900, Stefan Brand must face a duel the following morning. He has no intention of defending his honor however and plans to flee the city when he notices that he has received a letter from someone in his past. A struggling concert pianist at the time he met Lisa Berndle when she was just a teenager living next door. Brand has had many women in his life however and unaware that Lisa is genuinely in love with him, forgets all about her. They meet again but he only vaguely remembers ever having met her. Unknown to him she bears his child and eventually marries a man who knows of her past but loves her very much. When she runs into Brand many years later her love for him resurfaces and she is prepared to abandon her son and husband for him. Tragedy follows.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Max Ophüls
Production: Universal Pictures
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1948
87 min
938 Views


I'm sure with his help, it'll

be much easier for you to...

Mother!

What is it?

Would we have to go to Linz?

Would we have to live there?

But why not?

What is there to keep us here?

I won't go!

I won't go!

Lisa!

What's the matter?

But... what is it?

Lisa!

I won't go.

I won't go.

Now Lisa! Do be reasonable

and tell your mother.

I won't! I won't!

Lisa!

Let see... We've

eleven altogether.

One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven.

Eight. Nine. Ten. Eleven.

It comes, Dear.

Don't worry, dear. I'll

take care of everything.

The adjustment promised

the trunk said that...

Oh, either I'd lost half a minute...

or the station parts ahead.

How much would that be, please?

It's up to you, sir.

Up to me?

One dollar should be enough.

The guy promised the trunk

would be here on time.

With all the boxes...

One. Two. Three. Four.

Five. Six.

Uh... how long will it take if we

send them through Linz third class?

Two weeks, maybe.

Two weeks... very good.

Now each of these...

second class.

Third class...

Each of these... third class.

Yes...

Ah... what did I tell you.

When you're going to a

thing, do it one time.

That is always nice.

Hello. Thank you.

You can unload it here.

Our train doesn't

leave until 12:
00.

Yes, 12:
00, darling.

The twelve!

Please don't get excited, dear.

I'd be calm.

"Suddenly I knew I couldn't

live without you."

"I didn't know what I

had in mind, or..."

"...what my parents would do

when they found me missing."

"All I wanted was to

see you once more."

"To throw myself at your feet, cling

to you, and never leave you."

"Nothing else. Nothing

else mattered."

Alright, alright.

Oh, it's you, Lisa.

I thought by now that

you're half way to Linz?

Didn't your train

leave in about...

I forgot something.

"These rooms where I'd lived, have

been filled with your music."

"Now they were empty."

"Would they ever

come to life again?"

"Would I?"

"Only you could answer."

"So, I waited."

"Waited..."

"For what seemed endless hours

I sat outside your door..."

"Try to keep myself awake."

"...afraid that I might

fall asleep and miss you."

"Then..."

Who is it?

Brand!

Good morning, Mr. Brand.

"And so, there was

nothing left for me."

"I went to Linz."

"You who have always

lived so freely..."

"Have you any idea what life's

like in a little garrison town?"

"I was eighteen now..."

"And was expected to take

my place in society."

Come now, Lisa. Don't

look down at your feet.

Please be tactful and

let him do the talking.

But not all the talking.

Do you hear me, Lisa?

Good morning, Colonel.

Good morning, Colonel.

Good morning.

Mrs. Kastner, Miss Kastner.

Mr. Kastner.

May I have the honor to

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Howard Koch is the name of: Howard E. Koch (1901–1995), American screenwriter Howard W. Koch (1916–2001), American film and TV director, producer Hawk Koch (born 1945), American film producer, son of Howard W. Koch more…

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