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Intimate Strangers (Confidences trop intimes) (2004)

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Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 101
Fresh: 88 | Rotten: 13

Intimate Strangers is Hitchcockian noir with a Gallic twist: Rather than simply imitating the genre's form, director/screenwriter Patrice Leconte delves into the underlying psychological drama.

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Average Rating: 7.2/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 28 | Rotten: 5

Intimate Strangers is Hitchcockian noir with a Gallic twist: Rather than simply imitating the genre's form, director/screenwriter Patrice Leconte delves into the underlying psychological drama.

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Directed by Patrice Leconte, Confidences Trop Intimes revolves around Anna (Sandrine Bonnaire), who, after suffering from an abusive relationship, approaches a psychiatrist for advice. Determined not to leave anything out, Anna immediately begins an intimate retelling of her life story; unfortunately, she has entered the wrong office. Both intrigued by her story and reluctant to embarrass her, William (Fabrice Luchini), the shy tax lawyer on the receiving end of Anna's diatribe, tries to

Dec 28, 2004

$2.0M

Paramount Classics

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All Critics (107) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (88) | Rotten (14) | DVD (6)

A mysterious love story takes chances and mostly succeeds.

December 27, 2004 Comment
Hollywood Reporter
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Those who know if they like the world of Leconte -- like those who know they like the world of Eric Rohmer or Jacques Rivette -- will look forward to seeing this film the way they might look forward to a fine meal prepared by a great chef.

September 2, 2004 Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | Comment
Arizona Republic
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An Adults Only movie in the best sense of the term.

September 2, 2004 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | Comment
TIME Magazine
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While other would-be Hitchcock imitators limit themselves to seeing only the mayhem or violence in his works, Leconte has picked up on the fascinating psychology, the subtle moodiness and his obsessive interest in the dark side of people.

August 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | Comment
Sacramento Bee
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What's at stake in Intimate Strangers is something quite small: The relationship between two lonely people. We care because Leconte helps us to understand their isolation, and we end up sharing their thirst for human contact.

August 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | Comment
Orlando Sentinel
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Focusing on the expressive repression on his actors' faces, and keeping his camera so close to his subjects that you share their sense of wilful withdrawal from everything around them, Leconte keeps you riveted to the screen.

August 21, 2004 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment
Toronto Star
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pleasant, compelling, worth a look

August 16, 2010 Full Review Source: Cinema Writer | Comment
Cinema Writer

Director Patrice Leconte subtly infuses the movie with humor and psychological depth.

November 1, 2006 Comment

[Leconte is] among the best today at turning out films in the classic French mode.

April 14, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | Comment
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

It doesn't quite ring true, but it is absorbing, nonetheless.

February 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | Comment
Laramie Movie Scope

One day we're going to look back and wonder how we never quite noticed how very good Patrice Leconte is.

January 12, 2005 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

... full of meaningful moments, aesthetic pleasures, and the joy that comes from the close study of a character's expressions, confessions, and silences.

December 31, 2004 Comment
Looking Closer

One of the most unusual screen romances of 2004.

December 17, 2004 Comment

With no extras, this DVD edition of Intimate Strangers is strictly for fans of Patrice Leconte.

December 14, 2004 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

The performances...make it worth soldiering past many obvious doubts (how hard is it to say, "You're in the wrong office"?) to find out what happens.

December 3, 2004 Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | Comment
SPLICEDWire

A brilliant entertainment, highlighted by Luchini's almost constantly perplexed expression...a subtle tale of personal relationships.

September 20, 2004 Full Review Source: tonymedley.com | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Intimate Strangers (Confidences trop intimes)

not my type of film .

September 15, 2010
erika250
erika bruhns

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Literally, "Too Intimate Confidences", this is a quiet tale of mistaken identity that becomes a deep and lasting friendship. Sandrine Bonnaire is radiant as Anna, a woman who seeks the help of a therapist and accidentally (?) winds up in the office of a tax attorney, William (Fabrice Luchini), where she dumps a load of

June 3, 2010
Mark Abell

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