Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls; 1948 USA) is a melodrama film that revolves around a woman's love for a man who does not recognize its existence. Like the other films made by Max Ophüls in America, Letter from an Unknown Woman focuses on “impossible love” (Danks, ndp 98).1. The PlanThe particular plan chosen in the film to analyze is the plan after Lisa Berndle (Joan Fontaine) rejects Lieutenant Leopold von Kaltnegger's (John Good) proposal, and they head towards Frau Berndle (Mady Christians), Herr Kastner ( Howard Freeman) and Lieutenant Leopold's uncle will announce the news. This shot begins with a band starting their next song, and Lisa and Lieutenant Leopold enter the frame, where the camera begins to follow them. In the foreground, the fanfare continues to march while in the background, Lieutenant Léopold announces the news to his uncle. At this point, the audience does not hear what Lieutenant Leopold said to his uncle. Lieutenant Léopold and his uncle then leave the frame, while the last member of the group does the same. Only now does the audience hear what the characters are saying, and as Lisa and her parents speak, the camera cuts from a wide shot to a close-up of the three of them. The shot then ends with a dissolve back to Stefan Brands (Louis Jourdan) reading the letter.2. Cinematography2.1 The Mobile FramingDirector Max Ophüls is known for his fluid and distinctive camera movements (Liang, 2011, p. 2). The mobility of the frame keeps the audience focused on the subject (Bordwell and Thompson, 2008, p. 203), and this can be seen in this photo. Thanks to the camera following Lisa and Lieutenant Leopold after they enter the frame, the audience's attention remains focused on Lisa and Lieutenant Leopold, even though... middle of paper ......statela.edu/ faculty/abloom/tvf454/5filmmusic.pdf [Accessed April 8, 2014]. Gallagher, T. 2002. Sense of cinema – Max Ophuls: A new art – But who notices?. [online] Available at: http://sensesofcinema.com/2002/feature-articles/ophuls/ [Accessed: April 8, 2014].Hughes, D. 2002. Long pauses » Letter from an unknown woman (1948). [online] Available at: http://www.longpauses.com/letter-from-an-unknown-woman/ [Accessed: April 8, 2014]. Liang, D. 2011. Camera movement in the films of Max Ophuls . [online] Available at: http://www.academia.edu/434990/For_Miriam_Camera_movement_in_Max_Ophulss_films [Accessed: April 8, 2014].Renée, V. 2013. Transitions in Editing: the History and Evolution of the Dissolve “No Film School. [online] Available at: http://nofilmschool.com/2013/08/history-an-evolution-of-the-dissolve/ [Accessed: April 8, 2014]. Video essay. sd [video] Hollywood: Tag Gallagher.