Other Titles • The Comfort of Strangers • Der Trost von Fremden (1990) • Cortesia per gli Ospiti (1990)
Synopses for The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
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Based on a creepy Ian McEwan novel, this Paul Schrader film stars Natasha Richardson and Rupert Everett as a married couple who find their marriage sliding into a morass of tedium. To reignite it, they visit Venice, where they fall under the spell of an urbane older couple, played by Christopher Walken (in one of his most chillingly insinuating roles) and Helen Mirren (who seems to be more his crippled acolyte than his wife). British reserve forces the younger couple to be polite to these strange birds, but increased exposure to them through coincidental meetings gradually pulls them into their deadly orbit. Adapted by Harold Pinter, it's a slightly arid but still goose-fleshy film in which nothing is what it seems to be and, what's worse, nothing familiar looks familiar anymore. --Marshall Fine
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An adaptation by Harold Pinter of Ian McEwan's novel.
To many, Venice is a city made for lovers.
To the characters in "The Comfort of Strangers," the location's romantic image simply disguises bizarre activities.
Indifferent lovers Colin and Mary travel to the famed Italian hot spot to rekindle their love. As their emotionally icy relationship shows signs of thawing, the couple meets another duo: Robert and Caroline.
Little do Colin and Mary realize, Robert and Caroline have been following them, with the most sinister plans in mind.
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The Appearance Of Innocence...The Heat Of Desire.
This gripping story of passionate obsession is a sexy mystery that will keep you guessing to the very end! Featuring a glorious cast including Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett, Helen Mirren and Natasha Richardson, it's an erotic guessing-game, where nothing is what it seems to be!
The story revolves around an English couple in Venice trying to save their relationship. There is a strange sense they are being watched. Suddenly, they meet a stranger who gets them drunk and tells them provocative stories from his past. Though horrified, they are drawn into his web of sexual and moral intrigue-and soon find themselves facing even more mysterious and menacing fantasies.
Truly astonishing, sexually charged drama that will take you on a thrilling ride-and leave you breathless!
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