Strangers When We Meet

Strangers When We Meet

1960 · 117 min · EN · NR · 6.2 (25 votes)
Dir. Richard Quine · Starring Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Barbara Rush, Ernie Kovacs, Walter Matthau, Virginia Bruce · Music George Duning

"I LOVE YOU BABY, BUT MY WIFE JUST REFUSES TO UNDERSTAND!"

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A suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up with the neglected, married beauty who lives down the street.

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This is a quiet, contemplative drama about the slow erosion of marital bliss and the seductive pull of forbidden desire. It feels like a hushed confession, exploring the quiet desperation beneath a polished suburban facade.

melancholicwistfulsomberintrospectiveslow-burnmid-century moderndomestic dramacharacter studyinfidelitydisillusionmentsuburban ennuiregret
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