Love With the Proper Stranger

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Blobbo X @Blobbo Oct 26 A mixed bag, best when not take self too seriously. Good acting by lovely Natalie Wood and good interplay between her and McQueen. Nice shots, flavor early '60's NYC. Second half better than first; happy ending. See more N L 03/06/2022 i'm a fan of steve mcqueen and peckinah films so i wanted to see this one. i actually didn't enjoy it, it's all about steve being a jerk to his girlfriend See more 07/10/2021 Natalie Wood's 3rd and final Oscar-nominated role. Her hairdo is always falling down into her eyes, which is very annoying, as is her Jewish Bronx accent. See more Paul D @PaulusLoZebra 04/25/2021 Robert Mulligan's Love With the Proper Strangers starts as a very good drama centered around a pregnancy out of marriage, and evolves into a pleasant romantic comedy, which is not as good. Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen play Italian-Americans who feel stifled by their traditional tight family ties. We watch them sort out their conflicted feelings over the course of the film, and we believe them when they eventually fall in love. It is is shot with great realism on the streets of New York, and the movie packs a lot into 1h42 of screen time. The stars are wonderful, especially Wood, and the supporting cast is strong, particularly the actors playing their immigrant parents, who are genuine and believable. Although the parents have minor roles, they serve to give a lot of humanity to the two protagonists, and make us like them all the more for it. Despite all those strong points, I found the fairy tale ending a bit too superficial, like a studio re-write. If the ending had been handled with a touch more seriousness and a touch more evolution in the McQueen character, the film would have been in the "great" category. See more Camille L 04/13/2021 D'une histoire très commune (femme rencontre homme, ils couchent ensemble hors mariage, femme devient enceinte, homme ne veut pas s'investir, femme cherche un avortement clandestin), Robert Mulligan livre un mélodrame déchirant et pourtant plein d'espoir avec Love With the Proper Stranger. Steve McQueen et Natalie Wood sont formidables en couple contre le cours du temps, chacun avec sa part d'ombre. En ne perdant pas de temps en digressions et en allant droit au but, Love With the Proper Stranger possède quelques scènes très fortes, un potentiel lacrymal assez élevé et surtout une humanité bienvenue. Ce qui aurait pu être un film misanthrope se trouve être une belle histoire d'amour, peut-être convenue mais surtout touchante et réaliste. De plus, les scènes dans Little Italy font partie des meilleures filmées dans le quartier. Remarquable. See more 09/01/2020 Excellent performance by Natalie Wood. There is a palpable tension throughout the movie, especially the first half. Even when not speaking, you can see the struggle Wood is going through. It is a weighty subject, and does she show it. McQueen is also good, but his coolness gets in the way sometimes. See more Read all reviews

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