The Comfort of Strangers

– An Italian diplomat's son follows and seduces English lovers in Venice...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
1990
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)

An Italian diplomat's son follows and seduces English lovers in Venice.

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The Comfort of Strangers (1990) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Apr 1991

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Paul Schrader

Writer:

Ian McEwan (novel), Harold Pinter (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett, Natasha Richardson, Helen Mirren

Plot:

An English couple holiday in Venice to sort out their relationship. There is some friction and distance between them, and we also sense they are being watched. One evening, they lose their way looking for a restaurant, and a stranger invites them to accompany him. He plies them with wine and grotesque stories from his childhood. They leave disoriented, physically ill, and morally repelled. But, next day, when the stranger sees them in the piazza, they accept an invitation to his sumptuous flat. After this visit, the pair find the depth to face questions about each other, only to be drawn back into the mysterious and menacing fantasies of the stranger and his mate.

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

Madacy Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
Metacritic:
61%