Haunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.Haunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.Haunted by a horrible past, a young Ukrainian woman calculatedly insinuates herself into the life of a rich Italian family.
- Awards
- 22 wins & 26 nominations
Kseniya Rappoport
- Irena
- (as Ksenia Rappoport)
Ángela Molina
- Lucrezia
- (as Angela Molina)
Valeria Flore
- Tea Adulta
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRussian actress Kseniya Rappoport didn't speak Italian when she was cast in the leading role. She gradually learned the language in the few months of shooting.
- ConnectionsReferences Oliver Twist (2005)
- SoundtracksGeorgia On My Mind
Written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell
Performed by The Band
Courtesy of EMI Music Italy
Featured review
Surprisingly Solid Italian Thriller
The Ukranian Irena (Xenia Rappoport) arrives in the city of Velarchi, rents an expensive but simple apartment and seeks a job as a servant in the building in the other side of the street. Then she manages to work for the wealthy couple of gold dealers Adacher, and occasionally babysitting their little daughter Tea (Clara Dossena), who has a rare neurological disease that leaves the little girl without self-defense against any sort of aggression or accident. While working for the family, she is haunted by recollections from her mysterious past of prostitution and violence in Ukrania. However, her nightmares come true when she meets her former pimp that she believed had died. "La Sconosciuta" is a surprisingly solid and original Italian thriller, with an engaging dramatic story disclosed like a puzzle through a non-linear screenplay. I saw this movie on DVD with a group of friends with low expectation and we found it so good that we never dare to stop the film to make any comment, or drink water or go to a toilet so absorbed we were with the story. The direction of Giuseppe Tornatore from "Cinema Paradiso" is outstanding, with top-notch performances of Xenia Rappoport, Clara Dossena and the cast. The resolution of the plot is excellent and never corny. My vote is eight. Title (Brazil): "A Desconhecida" ("The Unknown")
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- Mar 1, 2008
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Box office
- Budget
- €8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $152,114
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,701
- Jun 1, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $6,881,566
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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