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The Comfort of Strangers

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Rupert Everett and Natasha Richardson in The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
A couple retreat to Venice to work on their relationship, but an encounter with a stranger leads them into a world of intrigue - where their darkest desires are in reach.
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A couple retreat to Venice to work on their relationship, but an encounter with a stranger leads them into a world of intrigue - where their darkest desires are in reach.A couple retreat to Venice to work on their relationship, but an encounter with a stranger leads them into a world of intrigue - where their darkest desires are in reach.A couple retreat to Venice to work on their relationship, but an encounter with a stranger leads them into a world of intrigue - where their darkest desires are in reach.
IMDb RATING
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5.7K
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  • Director
    • Paul Schrader
  • Writers
    • Ian McEwan(novel)
    • Harold Pinter(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Walken
    • Rupert Everett
    • Natasha Richardson
  • Director
    • Paul Schrader
  • Writers
    • Ian McEwan(novel)
    • Harold Pinter(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christopher Walken
    • Rupert Everett
    • Natasha Richardson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 66User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Rupert Everett and Natasha Richardson in The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
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    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Robert
    Rupert Everett
    Rupert Everett
    • Colin
    Natasha Richardson
    Natasha Richardson
    • Mary
    Helen Mirren
    Helen Mirren
    • Caroline
    Manfredi Aliquo
    Manfredi Aliquo
    • Concierge
    David Ford
    • Waiter
    Daniel Franco
    Daniel Franco
    • Waiter
    Rossana Canghiari
    • Hotel Maid
    Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani
    • Bar Manager
    • (as Fabrizio Castellani)
    Mario Cotone
    • Detective
    Giancarlo Previati
    • First Policeman
    Antonio Serrano
    • Second Policeman
    • Director
      • Paul Schrader
    • Writers
      • Ian McEwan(novel)
      • Harold Pinter(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Christopher Walken said in an interview that he kept the clothes he wore in this movie designed by Georgio Armani.
    • Quotes

      Robert: Let me tell you something: 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.

    • Alternate versions
      Rupert Everett gets second billing over Natasha Richardson on the opening credits of international prints while Richardson gets billing above Everett on American prints.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Postcards from the Edge/Saving Grace/White Hunter, Black Heart/After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Amorevole
      Written by Pino Massara, Vito Pallavicini and Vittorio Buffoli

      Performed by Nicola Arigliano

    User reviews66

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    8/10
    essential viewing for the broadminded.
    Even on the sunniest and warmest of days in Venice the old buildings rising up out of the murky waters and the narrow alleyways that go nowhere, the place can give rise to a feeling of unease, of foreboding. Here, with a stark script by Harold Pinter from the sinister story of Ian McEwan we are presented with a rather desperate couple, brilliantly played by Richardson and Everett and their salvation is Christopher Walken. Add Helen Mirren to the mix and you have a perfectly cast and perfectly set uncanny tale that whilst you know is going nowhere good you share the fascination of the innocent couple as they stumble to disaster. Wonderful evocation of Venice and a most unsettling tale, excellent direction from Schrader and effective music from Badalamenti make this essential viewing for the broadminded.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 1991 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Italy
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Der Trost von Fremden
    • Filming locations
      • Venice, Veneto, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Erre Produzioni
      • Reteitalia
      • Sovereign Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,244,381
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,537
      • Mar 17, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,244,381
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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