Love with the Proper Stranger
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| Love with the Proper Stranger | |
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| Directed by | Robert Mulligan |
| Written by | Arnold Schulman |
| Starring | Natalie Wood Steve McQueen Edie Adams Herschel Bernardi Harvey Lembeck Tom Bosley |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
| Editing by | Aaron Stell |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 25 December 1963 |
| Running time | 102 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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Love with the Proper Stranger is a 1963 romantic comedy 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
[edit] Plot
The film tells the story of Angie Rossini (Natalie Wood), a salesgirl who finds herself pregnant after a brief affair with jazz musician Rocky Papasano (Steve McQueen). She looks for him, but at first he doesn't remember her. She does not expect him to marry her; all she wants is enough money to pay for an abortion. Not surprisingly, he is refused a loan by his girl friend (Edie Adams). Meanwhile, Angie is being pressured by her family to marry gormless Anthony (Tom Bosley). As the abortion appointment approaches, Rocky begins to feel guilty, but still won't propose. Anthony finds out that Angie is pregnant, and is willing to make an honest woman of her. She finally makes up her mind what she is going to do and whom she is going to choose when she walks into the abortion clinic.
[edit] Academy Award & other nominations
The film was nominated for five Academy Awards for:
- Best Actress in a Leading Role (Natalie Wood)
- Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Black-and-White (Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson, Sam Comer, Grace Gregory)
- Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Milton Krasner)
- Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Edith Head)
- Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen.
The film was also nominated for two Golden Globes Awards for Steve McQueen and Natalie Wood in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories.
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