Angie is brought to a rundown apartment to have the procedure. Love with the Proper Stranger has a hard-hitting, but realistic account of abortion in the early 1960s. Books like “Revolutionary Road” and television series like The Defenders were starting to show a more realistic portrayal of abortion, as well as the often life threatening danger women who underwent the procedure experienced st this time in history. The film, which was released on Christmas Day of 1963 comes at a period in popular culture when the subject abortion was just starting to become slightly less taboo as a topic of conversation. Rocky and Angie’s one night stand, as well as the resulting pregnancy, have already happened as the film opens. This pressure contributes to Angie’s acting out. Why don’t you protect Guido? Take him to lunch!Īngie’s mother ( Penny Santon) says, “Guido’s a boy! Who cares what he does!”.
You follow me around on dates, you pick out my boyfriends. 3 or 4 times a week you take me to lunch. She says,ĭon’t love me so much! I can’t breathe… Every day you meet me in the truck. However, they are fiercely protective of her. She expresses frustration that her family doesn’t care what her brother Guido ( Harvey Lembeck) does. In fact, when Angie tells Rocky about her pregnancy, he has difficultly even remembering who she is.Īngie is a young department store sales girl, bursting under the pressure of her crowded, close-knit Italian upbringing. The two characters struggle with the consequences of a drunken one night stand. The film follows Angie Rossini ( Natalie Wood) and Rocky Papasano ( Steve McQueen).
The drama holds a vital place in the cinema of the pre second wave feminist era. Rather, the film is an example where subject matter, star persona, and historical significance all combine to make an important movie. Love with the Proper Strangeris not a message picture. Sometimes there’s a film where all the stars seem to align.
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