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Strapless

Play trailer Poster for Strapless R,  1989,  1h 37m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 36% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 20% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
36% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 20% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
An American doctor (Blair Brown) in London falls in love with a charmer (Bruno Ganz) who betrays her.

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Joel Siegel Chicago Reader May 12, 2022
Staggering out of Strapless, female viewers may well regret that they hadn’t opted to save their money for Rambo III. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3/4
The relationship between Raymond and Lillian... must be an enigma in order to work at all. Go to Full Review
Quentin Crisp Christopher Street Apr 4, 2022
It is a warmed-up Summertime, with Miss Brown as Miss Hepburn and a Mr. Ganz as Mr. Brazzi, except that it has no pathos. Go to Full Review
Kathi Maio Sojourner Sep 11, 2019
The strapless gown is but another of David's Hare-brained metaphors for the lives of women. Go to Full Review
Hilary Mantel The Spectator Apr 11, 2019
Indeed, the film's inadequacy lies in its failure to interweave its different themes. Go to Full Review
Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) Sep 1, 2005
3/5
More complex and surprising than it looks. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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David Hare

Director

Blair Brown

Dr. Lillian Hempel

Bruno Ganz

Raymond Forbes

Bridget Fonda

Amy Hempel

Alan Howard

Mr. Cooper

Michael Gough

Douglas Brodie

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Strapless

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Movie Info

Synopsis An American doctor (Blair Brown) in London falls in love with a charmer (Bruno Ganz) who betrays her.
Director
David Hare
Producer
Rick McCallum
Screenwriter
David Hare
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Box Office (Gross USA)
$402.4K
Runtime
1h 37m
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