Portrait Without a Face

In postwar New York, a French artist paints a faceless portrait of a woman who betrayed the resistance, hanging it in a gallery as bait to lure the Nazi collaborator out of hiding so he can kill her.

Suspense is a state of anxiety or excitement caused by mysteriousness, uncertainty, doubt, or undecidedness. In a narrative work, suspense is the audience's excited anticipation about the plot or conflict, particularly as it affects a character for whom the audience feels sympathy. However, suspense is not exclusive to narratives.

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