Strangers When We Meet

Strangers When We Meet (1960) Directed by Richard Quine
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Subtitles: English & Spanish
Genre: Drama / Melodrama

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Strangers When We Meet is a melodramatic tale of extramarital unhappiness amongst fast-track suburbanites. Spirited architect Larry (Kirk Douglas) Larry has been hired by novelist Roger Alter (played by the late television comic Ernie Kovacs in a rare dramatic role) to build him a house befitting his self-image as a convention-breaking malcontent. In the process, Larry chances upon Maggie (Kim Novak), whom he knows vaguely because their young sons attend the same school, and invites her to join him at the worksite.
We are aware at this point that Maggie has cheated on her husband before, that her husband is an affable but not demonstrable individual, and that Larry’s wife, Eve (Barbara Rush), vigorously encourages him to put the material needs of her and their two children ahead of any off-the-wall experimentation in his profession. And so the clandestine relationship blossoms, with potentially soapy aspects mitigated as Larry is not so much fleeing an unappreciated spouse as dipping in fresh waters, anxious about the stigma attached to spurning the allure of success.
The sympathetic treatment of the lead characters is enhanced by director Richard Quine’s judicious use of the widescreen frame, setting most shots at a comfortable distance from the characters and cutting to close-ups only at key moments in the plot. Such remove creates the impression that Larry and Maggie are only barely comfortable in their environment, forever tempted by dissatisfaction. It also reinforces a mood of melancholy, a rueful conviction that fine belongings and lavish residences cannot compensate for emotional malnourishment.







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