The fifth title in the Rutgers Films in Print Series, "Letter from
an Unknown Woman" is directed by Max Ophuls and based on the
novella by Stefan Zweig. It is the story of Lisa, a young girl who
rejects the constricting life of her small town and family in order
to dedicate her life to a musician, Stefan. The film's elegant
fin-de-siecle Viennese setting, lyrical camera work, dispassionate
and ironic point of view, and fine performances by Joan Fontaine
and Louis Jourdan elevate what could have been a mere tearjerker
into one of Ophuls's finest works.
This volume provides a detailed transcription of the 1948 film.
Notes appended to the film's continuity script detail all the
significant differences between the finished film and the shooting
script.
Wexman's introductions to each of the book's sections discuss
the history of the film's reception and provide an overview of the
central issues the film has raised. A cross section of commentary
by well-known critics attests to the film's enduring position as a
central text for cinema study. These essays acknowledge the film's
significance as a preeminent example of Ophuls's art, as an
important woman's film, and as a representative of the classic
Hollywood style. A biographical sketch of Ophuls, the entire Zweig
novella, a bibliography and other background materials are also
included.
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