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Comfort of Strangers (1991)

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In this erotic thriller, a young English couple on vacation in Venice find themselves seduced by a mysterious older couple. Mary (Natasha Richardson) and Colin (Rupert Everett) have come to Italy to chart the future of their troubled relationship. They soon meet Robert (Christopher Walken), the enigmatic owner of a picturesque watering hole. He entertains them with copious vino and colorful stories of a childhood spent with a brutal, domineering father. Later, drunk and lost in the maze-like

R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Paul Schrader

Written By: Ian McEwan, Harold Pinter

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1997 Wide

On DVD: Jun 1, 2004

Madacy Home Video

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Cast

Christopher Walken
Robert
Rupert Everett
Colin
Natasha Richardson
Mary
Helen Mirren
Caroline
Manfredi Aliquo
Concierge
Giancarlo Previati
First Policeman
Antonio Serrano
Second Policeman
Rossana Caghiari
Hotel Maid
Daniel Franco
Waiter
Mary Selway
David Ford
Waiter

Critic Reviews for Comfort of Strangers

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Languidly traverses a climate of moral ambiguity and emotional torpor without spilling any vino on the palazzo's floor.

December 23, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A compelling and macabre psychological thriller

July 19, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Odd, unsettling and rather pointless

October 4, 2002 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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"The Comfort of Strangers" is hardly groundbreaking. In fact most of the film is so insignificant that without the intriguing ending the film would have simply floated away. Thankfully the acting is top notch (Natasha Richardson, Rupert Everett, Christopher Walken and Helen Mirren) are all well suited to the material.

April 14, 2011

Steven Carrier

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The synopsis of this film makes it sound much more interesting than it actually is. A bizarre story that just never seems to lift into anything remotely exciting, instead a slow, dull watch hoping for a glimpse of excitement, which never appears

March 23, 2007

Lady D'arbanville

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1. Robert: My father, was a very big man.. and all his life, he wore a black mustache. When it was no longer black, he used a small brush, -- such as ladies use for their eyes. Mascara -- to keep it black. You could not speak, at the dinner table unless first spoken to by my father.
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