Intimate Strangers (2004) Confidences trop intimes (original title)

Director:

Patrice Leconte

Writers:

Jérôme Tonnerre (scenario and dialogue)
Jérôme Tonnerre (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:

25 February 2004 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

She confused him for a therapist and told him her deepest secrets. Now, two people who never should have met are discovering there's nothing more seductive than the truth.

Plot:

A Frenchwoman tells her marital troubles to a man she mistakes for a psychiatrist, and soon they form an unusual relationship.

Plot Keywords:

Psychiatrist | Marriage | Secret | Obsession | Toy Collection

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Sandrine Bonnaire	...	Anna
Fabrice Luchini	...	William
Michel Duchaussoy	...	Dr. Monnier
Anne Brochet	...	Jeanne
Gilbert Melki	...	Marc
Laurent Gamelon	...	Luc
Hélène Surgère	...	Mrs. Mulon
Urbain Cancelier	...	Chatel
Isabelle Petit-Jacques	...	Dr. Monnier's Secretary
Véronique Kapoyan	...	Female Guard (as Véronique Kapoian)
Benoît Pétré	...	Messenger
Albert Simono	...	Mr. Michel (as Alberto Simono)
Claude Derepp	...	The Customs Client (as Claude Dereppe)
Aurore Auteuil	...	The Student Nabokov
Ludovic Berthillot	...	The Mover
Sabrina Brezzo	...	The Dance Assistant

Directed by
Patrice Leconte

Writing credits
Jérôme Tonnerre		(scenario and dialogue)
Jérôme Tonnerre		(adaptation) and
Patrice Leconte		(adaptation)

Produced by
Christine Gozlan	....	executive producer
Alain Sarde	....	producer

Original Music by
Pascal Estève

Cinematography by
Eduardo Serra

Film Editing by
Joëlle Hache

Production Design by
Ivan Maussion

Costume Design by
Annie Périer		(as Annie Périer-Bertaux)

Makeup Department
Eric Benazet	....	additional hair stylist
Michèle Constantinides	....	key makeup artist (as Michelle Constantinides)
Isabelle de Araujo	....	key makeup artist
Patrick Girault	....	key hair stylist
Claire Vivet	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Stephan Arnoux	....	assistant unit manager
Yvon Crenn	....	production manager
Helene Glabeke	....	post-production supervisor
François Menny	....	unit manager
David Poirot-Gozlan	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hubert Engammare	....	assistant director
Elizabeth Marre	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Alain Bergé	....	painter
Maurice Borghese	....	additional carpenter (as Maurice Borghesi)
Xavier Buffin	....	painter
Tranquillo Cimenti	....	carpenter
Jacques Dalla-Mura	....	painter
Charles de Dainville	....	construction grip
Christophe De Vos	....	construction grip
Virginie Denis Roy	....	first assistant decorator (as Virginie Denis)
Yvan Dupont	....	painter
Philippe Durand	....	carpenter
Jacky Frankiel	....	additional painter
Madjid Hamzaoui	....	carpenter
Jacky Hardouin	....	carpenter
Jacques Kazandian	....	plasterer (as Jacques Kazandjian)
Jean Labille	....	metal worker
Jérôme Larivière	....	carpenter
Pierre Mery	....	construction grip
Victor Piazza	....	head painter
Enrico Pittiglio	....	additional painter
Nicolas Raffy	....	property master
Didier Royer	....	carpenter
Patrick Schmitt	....	first assistant art director: prep only
Patrick Tombette	....	construction grip
Annie Vandevandele	....	painter
Patrick Veron	....	construction manager
Gerard Wehrle	....	additional carpenter

Sound Department
Annabel Acquaviva	....	sound assistant
Hervé Bénard	....	sound recordist
Frédéric Cattoni	....	sound consultant: DTS
Pascal Chauvin	....	foley artist
Isabelle Filippi	....	assistant post-synchronization
Michel Filippi	....	adr supervisor
Jean Goudier	....	sound
Eric Grattepain	....	foley artist
Dominique Hennequin	....	sound
Paul Lainé	....	sound
Jean-Louis Lebras	....	boom operator (as Jean-Louis Le Bras)
Alexis Leverve	....	sound recordist
Didier Lizé	....	sound engineer
Gilles Missir	....	foley engineer
Michel Monier	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Christophe Vingtrinier	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Gary Pieri	....	special effects
Michel Vialla	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Benjamin Ageorges	....	digital compositor
Stephane Bidault	....	digital effects supervisor
Christophe Chanvin	....	artistic director
Jean-Antoine Lacolle	....	digital compositor
Christophe Lucotte	....	assistant color timer
Mitch Paulson	....	digital preview colorist
Matthias Weber	....	visual effects producer

Camera and Electrical Department
Claude Atanassian	....	gaffer
Jean Atanassian	....	electrician
Michel Atanassian	....	electrician
Rene Basso	....	additional grip (as René Basso)
Florent Bazin	....	first assistant camera
Bruno Boban	....	additional grip
Catherine Cabrol	....	still photographer
Stéphane Cry	....	additional electrician
Guillaume Dreujou	....	assistant camera
Patrice Leconte	....	camera operator
Margot Lestage	....	second assistant camera
Axel-Charles Messange	....	video operator
Martial Negre	....	additional electrician
Marc Nove	....	additional electrician
Didier Petit	....	additional electrician
Denis Scozzesi	....	key grip
Jean-Pierre Supe	....	assistant camera
Paul Triboulet	....	grip

Casting Department
Catherine Deserbais	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandrine Bernard	....	costume supervisor
Hélène Cassard	....	additional costumer
Anne-Marie Castaño-Padovan	....	wardrober
Sandrine Kerner	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Fanchon Brulé	....	trailer editor
Richard Deusy	....	digital color grader: Scan Lab
Christian Dutac	....	color timer
Anne-Marie Etcheverry	....	negative cutter
Emilie Monod	....	assistant editor
Nicole Souchal	....	post-production assistant
Sylvie Van der Vorm	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Edouard Dubois	....	music consultant
Pascal Estève	....	orchestrator
Valérie Lindon	....	music supervisor
Bernard Wystraete	....	conductor

Other crew
Tony Arnoux	....	press attache
Tahar Boualam	....	groupman
Jean-René Coulon	....	location manager
Laure Darie	....	production secretary
Yves Derhi	....	groupman
Sarah Fouquet	....	still graphics
Patrick Lemaire	....	groupman
Maggie Perlado	....	script supervisor
Annick Reipert	....	script supervisor trainee
André-Paul Ricci	....	press attache
Gisèle Vuillaume	....	production administrator

Production Companies

• Les Films Alain Sarde
• France 3 Cinéma
• Zoulou Films
• Assise Productions

Distributors

• Mars Distribution (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2005) (France) (DVD)
• Arsenal (2004-2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2004) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Lucky Red (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Orlando Films (2004) (Israel) (theatrical)
• Paramount Classics (2004) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Vértigo Films (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Wise Policy (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• AutreChose

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Louma Systems  crane
• Microfilms  titles
• Panavision Alga  camera equipment
• S.I.S.  sound editing
• Studio Guillaume Tell  music recording studio
• Transpalux  electrical equipment

Also Known As:

"Confidences trop intimes" - France (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual dialogue

Runtime:

France:104 min | USA:104 min | Argentina:105 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:16 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Spain:18 | Hungary:14 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Norway:A | South Korea:15 | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Les Films Alain Sarde

Movie Connections:

Features The Subtil Concept (1981)

Soundtrack:

Sur le Moment

It's all about the relationship

In "Intimate Strangers", a beautiful woman wanders into the office of a meek and unassuming tax consultant mistaking it for a psychiatrist's office. When the tax man realizes the error, the woman has already engaged him and wishes to continue their sessions. This relatively uneventful and mostly conversational drama is all about the symbiotic relationship which follows from the chance encounter and how it changes the lives of the pair of protagonists. The film features finely nuanced performances and penetrating insights into the relationship and little more. Don't expect any extremes of emotion, sex, nudity, or other titillaters as it's all about the interpersonal relationship; no more, no less. Excellent for what it is, "Intimate Strangers" will appeal most to mature audiences into French people flicks. (B)