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Intimate Strangers(Confidences trop intimes)

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France · 2004
Rated R · 1h 44m
Director Patrice Leconte
Starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Fabrice Luchini, Michel Duchaussoy, Anne Brochet
Genre Drama, Romance

Financial adviser William Faber is one day visited by a woman who believes he is a psychiatrist. Rather than tell her the truth of her mistake, Faber goes along with the charade to learn more about her, forming an unusual yet deeply personal relationship.

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Village Voice by

A bland chamber drama for those who like their French cinema tame, talky, and just a little titillating.

70

L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor

Leconte, as always, means to explore the gray areas between sexual espionage and love, and there remains something powerful about the fantasy of being listened to, without judgment.

50

The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt

The film does get claustrophobic. It never quite achieves the balance between a two-character study and a larger world, as did "The Man on the Train." The film also could do with a bit more humor, most of which is supplied by the sagacious shrink.

70

Variety by Lisa Nesselson

Consistently entertaining exploration of how much -- or how little -- is required to overcome obstacles to self-actualization should be welcome wherever auds crave a good story told with nuance and flair.

63

New York Post by Lou Lumenick

No "Girl on the Bridge," but this comic thriller does generate a fair amount of erotic tension and sly commentary on psychoanalysis.

80

The A.V. Club by Scott Tobias

The film insightfully probes into the things that are said and the intense feelings that are merely implied, buzzing at a low level just beneath the surface.

80

The New York Times by Stephen Holden

Establishes its mood of playful erotic suspense in the first 10 minutes and sustains its cat-and-mouse game between therapist and patient through variations that are by turns amusing, titillating and mildly scary.

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