Letter from an Unknown Woman (2004)
- Original title
- 一个陌生女人的来信
- Directed by
- Xu Jinglei
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 29 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young woman falls in love with a writer in 1930s Beijing and dedicates her life to him from afar. He never remembers her, but she writes him a letter telling their story.
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What happens
Letter from an Unknown Woman is a 2004 Chinese drama film written and directed by Xu Jinglei and is her second feature film as director after 2002's My Father and I. The film is an adaptation of Stefan Zweig's 1922 novella of the same name which was also adapted in 1948 by screenwriter Howard Koch. The film stars Xu and Jiang Wen as lovers during the 1930s and 1940s in Beijing. The film was produced by Asian Union Film & Media. Xu Jinglei won the Best Director award for the film at the 2004 San Sebastián International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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