Max Ophüls

Letter from an Unknown Woman (Olive Signature) Max Ophüls

Director Max Ophuls' classic tearjerker stars Joan Fontaine as Lisa Berndle, a woman in fin de siècle Vienna who has a one-night encounter with callous concert pianist Stefan Brand (Louis Jourdan), whom she's been infatuated with since she was a teen. Unknown to Brand, Lisa bears his son and marries another man, but a chance meeting years later leads to tragedy. With Marcel Journet, Mady Christians. 86 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.