Letter From An Unknown Woman Directed by Max Ophüls Starring Louis Jordan and Joan Fontaine USA, 86 min – 1948. “Have you ever shuffled faces like cards, hoping to find one that lies somewhere, just over the edge of your memory?” In 1900s Vienna, a former concert pianist and notorious womanizer, Stefan Brand (Louis Jourdan) …
Today’s film is the 2009 short Unrequited Love. The film is written and directed by Jade-Syed Bokhari, and stars Max Irons. Irons began his acting career nearly a decade ago, and has been rising to prominence ever since, with roles in movies such as 2009’s Dorian Gray and 2011’s Red Riding Hood. His newest feature, …
David Lean’s Brief Encounter is on the surface a tale about unrequited love, much like many other romantic films past and present (from Casablanca to My Best Friend’s Wedding). What differentiates it from the others is the film’s foray into Laura’s thoughts.