Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, concert pianist Stefan Brandt recalls his relationship with Lisa when he receives a letter from her. The letter tells how Lisa fell in love with him as a girl, but was devastated when, after spending the night with him, he vanished from her life…
Adapted from a Stefan Zweig novella, Max Ophüls’s masterpiece plunges into the throes of romantic delusion with aching lyricism. Excelling in a rare role that spans from teenage infatuation to womanly devotion, Joan Fontaine tugs at the heartstrings in this melancholic tale of unrequited love.