The Unknown Woman
Original title: La sconosciuta · Turkish title: Esrarengiz kadın
2006 · 1 h 58 min
Directed by 
Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe TornatoreCast
Kseniya Rappoport 
Michele Placido
Credits
Written by: Giuseppe Tornatore
Plot
A film that won him the Silver George for best director at Moscow. Known in Italian as La sconosciuta.
Sinekatalog’s take
Giuseppe Tornatore's thriller follows a mysterious woman infiltrating a household. Tense, twisty and psychologically rich, with Kseniya Rappoport superb, it is a darker, tougher Tornatore.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (16,961 votes)
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