La sconosciuta (2006)

Director:

Giuseppe Tornatore

Writers:

Giuseppe Tornatore (screenplay) and
Massimo De Rita (script collaborator)

Release Date:

20 October 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

An Ukrainian woman named Irena calculatedly insinuates herself into the lives of a young, affluent Italian family...

Plot Keywords:

Maid | Nanny | Daughter | Humiliation | Building

Awards:

13 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Kseniya Rappoport	...	Irena (as Xenia Rappoport)
Pierfrancesco Favino	...	Donato Adacher
Alessandro Haber	...	Porter
Claudia Gerini	...	Valeria Adacher
Michele Placido	...	Muffa
Piera Degli Esposti	...	Gina
Margherita Buy	...	Irena's lawyer
Ángela Molina	...	Lucrezia (as Angela Molina)
Clara Dossena	...	Tea Adacher
Nicola Di Pinto	...	Irena's lover
Paolo Elmo	...	Nello
Simona Nobili	...	Policewoman
Elisa Morucci	...	Waitress
Giulia Di Quilio	...	Secretary
Pino Calabrese	...	Magistrate
Gisella Marengo	...	Policewoman
Gabriella Barbuti	...	Nurse

Directed by
Giuseppe Tornatore

Writing credits
Giuseppe Tornatore		screenplay and
Massimo De Rita		script collaborator

Produced by
Laura Fattori	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by
Fabio Zamarion

Film Editing by
Massimo Quaglia

Production Design by
Tonino Zera

Costume Design by
Nicoletta Ercole

Production Management
Remo Chiappa	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alberto Mangiante	....	first assistant director
Barbara Pastrovich	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Lucia Barbato	....	assistant production designer
Lucia Barbato	....	unit production designer
Roberto Magagnini	....	property master

Sound Department
Paolo Amici	....	sound effects editor
Gilberto Martinelli	....	sound
Davide Palmiotto	....	ProTools operator
Davide Palmiotto	....	sound assistant
David Quadroli	....	sound effects editor
Fabrizio Quadroli	....	sound effects editor
Angelo Raguseo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Francesco Vallocchia	....	dialogue editor

Visual Effects by
Andrea Baracca	....	digital color timing
Michele Benigna	....	digital compositor
Andrea Cavallini	....	scanning & recording operator
Emanuele Comotti	....	digital compositor
Fathima Feminò	....	roto artist
Dionisio Greco	....	I/O supervisor
Giulia Infurna	....	digital compositor
Fabio Luongo	....	digital compositor: Proxima
Maura Manfredi	....	roto artist
Lorenzo Moneta	....	matte painter: Proxima
Pascal Morra	....	render technical director
Claudio Napoli	....	visual effects coordinator
Emanuele Pescatori	....	CG artist
Corrado Rizzo	....	visual effects
Gian Luca Rizzo	....	visual effects producer
Marco Ruggieri	....	scanning & recording manager
Kristina Russo	....	CG artist
Francesco Spadoni	....	digital restoration
Flaminia Speziale	....	digital effects artist
Giuseppe Squillaci	....	visual effects supervisor: Proxima
Matteo Stirati	....	CG artist

Stunts
David Ambrosi	....	stunt driver
Jacqueline Freda	....	stunt double
Riccardo Mioni	....	stunts
Stefano Maria Mioni	....	stunt coordinator
Alessandro Novelli	....	stunts
Emiliano Novelli	....	stunts
Franco Maria Salamon	....	stunt supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Franco Biciocchi	....	still photographer
Giancarlo Checchi	....	electrician
Simona De Lullo	....	second assistant camera
Claudio Frollano	....	gaffer
Simone Lucchetti	....	electrician
Francisco Pintore	....	first assistant camera
Emilio Quinzi	....	grip
Marco Santarelli	....	key grip
Marta Spedaletti	....	chief still photographer
Giovanni Tancredi	....	electrician
Riccardo Umetelli	....	focus puller: "a" camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Margherita Meddi	....	assistant costume designer

Other crew
Mara Cereda	....	production coordinator
Caterina Mongiò	....	backstage director
Nata More	....	interpreter: Kseniya Rappoport
Emanuela Valente	....	accountant

Production Companies

• Medusa Film
• Manigolda Film
• Sky (in collaboration with)

Distributors

• Transmedia International Releasing (2007) (UK) (all media)
• Cinescope Entertainment (2009) (UK) (all media)
• ABC Distribution (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Cinemien (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Impacto Cine (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Noble Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Outsider Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Senator Film (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Arkles Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Divisa Home Video (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Homescreen (2008) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Homescreen (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Kinosmith (2007) (Canada) (all media)
• Living Colour Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Medusa Distribuzione (2006) (Italy) (all media)
• Odeon (2007) (Greece) (DVD)
• Paris Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (all media)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Proxima (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Studio Lucherini Pignatelli  press agency

Also Known As:

L'inconnue (France)
The Other Woman (USA) (wide-release title)
The Unknown (International: English title)
The Unknown Woman (USA) (new title)
La desconocida (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain: Castilian title) [es]
A Desconhecida (Brazil) [pt]
Die Unbekannte (Germany) [de]
Dold identitet (Sweden) [sv]
Esrarengiz kadin (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
I agnosti (Greece) [el]
Nieznajoma (Poland) [pl]
Tuntematon nainen (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated R for some disturbing violent content involving rape and torture, graphic nudity, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Sweden:15 | Norway:15 | Brazil:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Japan:R-15 | Germany:16 | Argentina:18 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Australia:R | Netherlands:16 | Italy:T | New Zealand:R18 | USA:R | South Korea:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Trieste, Friuli - Venezia Giulia, Italy

Company:

Medusa Film

Trivia:

Italy's Official Submission to the Best Foreign Language Film Category of 'The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)'.

Movie Connections:

References Oliver Twist (2005)

Soundtrack:

Donna non vidi mai

Heavily attractive!

We have been waiting for Tornatore for years. But it was worthy, if this is the result! After Malena, he is returning to the highest levels of his carrier. Few movies, but most of them are unforgettable pearls! In this one, nothing is out of place and all the actors are playing at their best, with various original stories all perfectly interlacing: everything put together, this is one of the best movies ever directed by Tornatore!! Michele Placido is heavily representing the evil in this story, playing one of his most ambiguous, scaring and demonic characters of his long carrier. But everyone is completely believable in their roles and the suspense of the plot keeps you constantly concentrated until the end.