The Unknown Woman (2006)

Irena is a Ukrainian woman who is searching for a job in Italy as a maid. She starts working as a cleaning woman in a rich apartment building. Finally, Her hard work pays off and Adacher family hired her as a nanny to their daughter Tea. Irene is trying to run away from her past and At the same time she tries to find some unknown answers of her past life.The mind blowing original orchestration from Ennio Morricone provides a whole new experience to the mystery movie from the moment it starts. Rappoport delivers a classic performance and displays a range of emotions in her character. Overall, it's a must watch for Suspense - Mystery movie lovers.

Moody thriller and effective drama, La Sconosciuta ranks with Nuovo Cinema Paradiso and La Leggenda del Pianista sull'Oceano among Tornatore's best movies.Mysterious Irena infiltrates an upper-class family, while at the same time sinister people from her past stalk her. The way her story unravels is compelling, character work canny. Protagonist Kseniya Rappoport, with her gaunt face and haunted eyes, is phenomenal: she is both bitter and frail, sinister and pitiable. Supporting performances are strong.La Sconosciuta is also surprisingly moving, earning its pathos by not pulling any punch. The main character's actions are often unsettling in spite of her sympathetic motivation, which we slowly understand through the film.Master Ennio Morricone adds another magnificent soundtrack to his resume.7,5/10

I don't agree with those who consider La Sconosciuta one of the bad movies by Tornatore.. This is absolutely a very good movie regarding the direction, plot and the performances.. in addition to engaging music .. the issue is that kind of thriller movie belongs to a different category other than Cinema paradise nova.....I like the Unknown Woman so much.. it discusses a very important problem across eastern Europe .. "white Slaves" through a perfectly indirectly done story .. It doesn't contain sex scenes without justification .. and it's really a serious and interesting movie at the same time

"The Unknown Woman" is such an intense film that don't even think about "having a good time" while going to see it. "Cinema Paradiso" shouldn't be your reference for this "dark" Tornatore film. This is not for having a good time! This is for witnessing the lives that you can hardly think someone lived. This is feeling the pain of injustice in your veins. This is feeling shame that you live in such a world and can't and won't be able to do anything to change it. This is heart breaking! This is being absorbed by a touching story that is beautifully told. This is what cinema is for. One can only say,"Bravo Tornatore"!