Chinese Studies

Call Number
CHI0076

故事说的是1948年深冬，一个男子在41岁生日当天收到一封厚厚的信，这封信出自一个临死的女人，说的是一个缠绵的爱情故事，而这个故事的男主人公对此一无所知。故事始自18年前，她初遇男人的刹那，两人有短暂的结合，而后她经历了少女的痴迷、青春的激情，甚而流落风尘，但未曾改变对男人的爱，直至临死前才决定告白。

A gorgeously photographed tale of unrequited love and passion\, Xu Jinglei’s adaptation of Stefan Zweig’s memorable short story is a visual and romantic masterpiece. Famously filmed by Max Ophuls in 1948\, Xu’s adaptation transports the tale from turn of the century Vienna to war-time China\, placing it against the epic backdrop of China’s revolution. Unfolding over the course of twenty years\, LETTER chronicles the life of a woman whose self-sacrificial love for a man ultimately consumes her.[source]