Dance with a Stranger

Year: 1985

Runtime: 102 mins

Language: English

Director: Mike Newell

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Ruth Ellis lives with her ten‑year‑old son Andy in a flat above a night club. She meets David Blakely, an upper‑class man, and they begin an intense, almost obsessive affair. Their stark class differences make the relationship untenable, and when David ends it, Ruth is left devastated and consumed by her obsession.

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