A pas-de-deux of lonely suburban souls, Strangers When We Meet pairs a successful, married architect (Kirk Douglas) with an attractive married neighbor (Kim Novak), both misunderstood by their spouses. They begin a furtive affair, around which discussions of fulfillment, forgiveness, authenticity and desire grow like tendrils. Modern in its attitudes, the film also develops a theme of disaffection and world-weariness worthy of Douglas Sirk.
35mm, color, 117 min. DIR: Richard Quine. SCR: Evan Hunter. CAST: Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs, Barbara Rush.
