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Director:
David Hare
Writer:
David Hare (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 May 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Two sisters are about to meet the man of every woman's dreams. He's wealthy, sexy and incredibly romantic. Something's got to be wrong. more
User Comments:
Satisfying a woman's romantic ideal more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Blair Brown ... Dr. Lillian Hempel
Bruno Ganz ... Raymond Forbes

Bridget Fonda ... Amy Hempel
Alan Howard ... Mr. Cooper
Michael Gough ... Douglas Brodie
Hugh Laurie ... Colin
Suzanne Burden ... Romaine Salmon
Rohan McCullough ... Annie Rice
Billie Roche ... Gerry
Camille Coduri ... Mrs. Clark
Gary O'Brien ... Mr. Clark (as Gary O'Brien)
Spencer Leigh ... Hus
Julie Foy ... Nurse
Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence ... Staff Nurse
Cyril Nri ... Harold Sabola
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Canada:100 min | USA:99 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor) | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
West Germany:12 (f) | Germany:12 (video rating) | UK:15 | USA:R

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Amy: They're not meant to stay up, though somehow they do. more
Soundtrack:
La Nuit Americaine more

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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Satisfying a woman's romantic ideal, 17 January 2001
Author: bros from Washington D.C.

If a director wanted to make a movie using the popular conception that what men want is sex, all that would be needed would be an attractive actress and a little bit of a story line. But what if the director wants to turn the tables and make a movie out of the popular conception that what women want is romance? David Hare did and produced the gem Strapless. An ordinary women on vacation meets a handsome, cultivated man who turns out to be attentive, generous and is well versed in the fine art of the pursuit. He is wealthy, has titled friends, is loving, devoted and kind and is surrounded by an aura of mystery with just a hint of danger. In short, the average women realizes the answer to any woman's yearnings, the perfect romantic partner. After meticulously creating the fantasy, Hare shows us the outcome. Blair Brown projects a sense of wonderment that this could be happening to her while Bridget Fonda, early in her career, deftly provides the dose of reality needed to support the romanticism. Bruno Ganz is, in the words of his on-screen foster mother, that rare man that loves women. Carefully scripted and well acted throughout, Strapless is a keeper.

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