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Strangers When We Meet

1960 · 117 min

A slow, simmering portrait of suburban dissatisfaction and forbidden desire, steeped in melancholy and quiet tension.

Directed by
Richard Quine
Genres
Romance, Drama
Tagline
"I LOVE YOU BABY, BUT MY WIFE JUST REFUSES TO UNDERSTAND!"
Overview
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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Directed by
Richard Quine
Genres
Romance, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Richard Quine
Written by
Evan Hunter
Starring
Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Barbara Rush, Ernie Kovacs, Walter Matthau, Virginia Bruce, John Bryant, Kent Smith
Music
George Duning
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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