China Synopsis
一个陌生女人的来信
Peking, 1948. A winter night. A man returns home to find a letter awaiting him written by a woman before her death. in the letter she tells him the story of her love for him -a life-long passion that has not diminished over time, but one that he has never known. her story spans 18 years from the moment she -then a 13 year-old girl- sets her eyes on her new neighbor. she tells their brief but passionate love in her youthi the hardship she goes through raising their child alone, and their final encounter after the war, during which the man fails tor ecognize her and one which leaves her in despair. Now having lost her son, she no longer has the courage to live on. Only in a letter is she capable of telling him everything, for the first and the last time. shaken by the letter, the man searches his memory for the nameless woman.
The 2003–2005 China Window
In the crowded 2003-2005 China release window, Letter from an Unknown Woman sits at #27 of 34. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Letter from an Unknown Woman premiered alongside 8 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other China films in 2004.
The 112th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
17 audience reviews — more than 34% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #634 of 946 China films indexed here (33rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #397 of 547 (top 73%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Asian Union Film Ltd., Asian Union Film & Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | September 1, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0424234 |