The Comfort of Strangers
Leonard Nimoy Thalia |
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“Schrader is an astute guide through the circuitous byways of sexual manipulation. His hypnotic thriller supplies intelligent pleasures as well as gruesome chills.” –Rolling Stone
1990. USA/UK/Italy. Paul Schrader. 107 min. Color. Christopher Walken, Helen Mirren, Rupert Everett, Natasha Richardson.
An English couple holiday in Venice to sort out their relationship. They meet and are inexplicably, almost hypnotically, drawn to an older couple who turn out to be more dangerous than they seem, leading to a violent climax. Based on an Ian McEwen novel with a Harold Pinter screenplay.
Evening Standard British Film Award: Best Actress.
