The Unknown Woman ( La Sconosciuta ) ( The Unknown )

The Unknown Woman (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: La Sconosciuta
Alternate Title: The Unknown
Screened, competed or awarded at:
David Donatello Awards
European Film Awards
Moscow International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
115 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Giuseppe Tornatore

Written By:
Giuseppe Tornatore
Massimo De Rita

Actors:
Kseniya Rappoport ..... Irena / The unknown (as Xenia Rappoport)
Michele Placido ..... Muffa
Claudia Gerini ..... Valeria Adacher
Margherita Buy ..... Avvocatessa di Irena
Pierfrancesco Favino ..... Donato Adacher
Piera Degli Esposti ..... Gina
Clara Dossena ..... Tea Adacher
Alessandro Haber ..... Portiere
Ángela Molina ..... Lucrezia
Pino Calabrese ..... Magistrate
Nicola Di Pinto ..... Irena's lover
Gisella Marengo ..... Agente di Polizia

Synopsis:

Irena 'the unknown' (Rappoport) is an Ukranian young woman living in the Italian city of Velarchi. Soon we discover she has an horrible past of violence and humiliations. To pursue a mysterious aim she manages, by any means, legal and illegal, to get the job as a house servant for a wealthy couple with a little girl. She grows closer and closer to the family, especially to the girl, who suffers from a rare neurological disease. But someone will come back from her past, bringing new horrors and violence.

A Ukrainian woman named Irena calculatedly insinuates herself into the lives of a young, affluent Italian family. Stopping at nothing to become the couple's trusted maid and the beloved nanny to their fragile young daughter, Irena risks everything in her quest to uncover the truth about the family. Like an intricately constructed jigsaw puzzle, The Unknown Woman reveals piece by piece the enigma of Irena's past.

Haunted by a horrible past, a Ukrainian young woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 06 June, 2008.

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