Strangers When We Meet

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Jeanne U So California...people searching for passion or abusing each other's fragilities in the name of love. Success and money taken for granted but love always elusive. Kim Novak is too rigid even for her rigid aloof character, the proverbial smouldering nymphette trapped in a sexless marriage. Kirk Douglas is beleaguered by an ambitious wife who"doesn't understand him", mild mannered, stifled in his creativity, accommodating and inviting...all the way into the adultery that was such a popular overworked theme in the repressed late 50s/early 60s. It's a Peyton Place kind of high level soap opera. Too bad so many of us bought into the myth that following your passion would ease unrest. Juicy, good actors including Matthau and Rush and Kovacs as well as Douglas and Novak. Nostalgia but it'd never fly today with its tame approach. Today would require thrashing around in hot tubs, sleazy bars, sex islands a la Epstein and totally nude. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/09/25 Full Review j F It is a bit dated, since the 1950s and 60s deeply explored adultery to death. But regardless, well done, and interesting as a 60s snapshot. Kim Novak whispers throughout the dialog, a bit strange but sort of in theme. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Audience Member Very interesting movie. A beautiful reflection upon love, art, freedom,,, Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A house is constructed at the same an affair is constructed. I think both constructions are worth watching. Kim Novak and Kirk Douglas are legendary! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the great, vastly underrated soap operatic love stories, between Kirk Douglas and Kim Novak, who are married to other people. With Walter Matthau, Barbara Rush, and Ernie Kovacs. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I found this drama to be quite dull. The majority of it is spent with the actors sitting around talking, smoking, drinking, and talking some more. It has all the usual plot devices of an affair drama, no surprises or anything. It's not bad, though. I wouldn't say this movie was worse than any other movies like it. It's just not good either. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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