Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)

Directed by

Robert Mulligan

Genre

drama film, romantic comedy, comedy drama, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a traditional Italian-American family becomes pregnant after a brief affair with a jazz musician. She seeks him out to help with the situation as they navigate their feelings and the social pressures of 1960s New York.

bittersweettendersentimentalgroundedmelancholicunderstatedwistful

What happens

Love with the Proper Stranger is a 1963 American romantic drama film made by Pakula-Mulligan Productions and Boardwalk Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Robert Mulligan and produced by Alan J. Pakula from a screenplay by Arnold Schulman. The film stars Natalie Wood, Steve McQueen, Edie Adams, Herschel Bernardi and Harvey Lembeck. The film also marked the screen debut of Tom Bosley and features a brief, uncredited appearance by the director's younger brother Richard Mulligan, who later became a well-known television actor. The film received five Academy Award nominations including Best Actress (for Wood). The film was shot in black and white. The film was not a hit. The film addresses themes of abortion, norms of conventional marriage and adulthood. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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