The Comfort of Strangers
Directed by Paul Schrader • 1990 • United States
Starring Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett, Natasha Richardson
Two couples are drawn into a dark psychosexual vortex in Paul Schrader’s stylish take on the erotic thriller. Rupert Everett and Natasha Richardson are a British couple hoping to repair their rocky relationship while on vacation in Venice, where they fall in with a wealthy, mysterious couple (Christopher Walken and Helen Mirren) whose fascination with them turns increasingly treacherous. Adapted by Harold Pinter from the novel by Ian McEwan, THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS is a moody, spellbinding study in carefully controlled dread.
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The Comfort of Strangers
Directed by Paul Schrader • 1990 • United States
Starring Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett, Natasha RichardsonTwo couples are drawn into a dark psychosexual vortex in Paul Schrader’s stylish take on the erotic thriller. Rupert Everett and Natasha Richardson are a British couple hoping to repa...
Extras
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Paul Schrader on THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS
In this interview, recorded by the Criterion Collection in 2020, director Paul Schrader recalls the making of THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS.
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Christopher Walken on THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS
Filmed in 2020 by the Criterion Collection, this interview features actor Christopher Walken discussing his role as Robert in THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS.
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Natasha Richardson on THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS
This new edit of a 2001 interview with Natasha Richardson by the American Film Institute highlights the actor’s memories of THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS and director Paul Schrader.
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Dante Spinotti on THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS
Filmed in 2020, this new interview with Dante Spinotti by the Criterion Collection delves into the cinematographer’s unique visualization of Venice in THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS.
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Bill Pankow on THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS
In this program, filmed in 2020 by the Criterion Collection, Bill Pankow discusses the editing of THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS.
