''Strapless'' is a 1989 film written and directed by David Hare.

Plot summary

An expatriate American doctor in London allows herself to lighten up when her freewheeling younger sister and a mysterious man enter her life. Her inhibitions released, the beautiful doctor learns that freedom has its own price.

Cast

* Blair Brown – Dr. Lillian Hempel *

Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz (; 22 March 1941 – 16 February 2019) was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Franc ...

– Raymond Forbes * Bridget Fonda – Amy Hempel * Alan Howard – Mr. Cooper * Michael Gough – Douglas Brodie *

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– Colin * Dana Gillespie – Julie Kovago * Spencer Leigh – Hus * Alexandra Pigg - Helen

Release

After the film's May 1990 U.S. theatrical release, it was released on videocassette in the United States by RCA/Columbia and in Canada by Cineplex Odeon. In 2000, the film was released on DVD by Anchor Bay. The DVD has since been discontinued.

References

External links

* * * 1989 films 1989 drama films British drama films Films directed by David Hare Films with screenplays by David Hare Films produced by Rick McCallum 1980s English-language films 1980s British films {{1980s-UK-film-stub