The Comfort of Strangers

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R,1hr 42min

Genre:

Action

Release:

1991

Distributor:

MGM

Starring:

Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett, Natasha Richardson ... More

Synopsis: 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 city, ... Full Synopsis

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	Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review Like many of Paul Schrader's films, The Comfort of Strangers is a mournful examination of decaying innocence and sexual transgression. With the alien, old-world beauty of Venice providing both the picture-perfect backdrop and the grimy emotional context, the film wanders slowly off the beaten path and into danger. Rupert Everett is appropriately callow and Natasha Richardson fittingly naïve, their ... Read Review

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	Christopher Walken Robert Rupert Everett Colin Natasha Richardson Mary Helen Mirren Caroline

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