The Comfort of Strangers
An English couple holiday in Venice to sort out their relationship. There is some friction and distance between them, and we also sense they are being watched. One evening, they lose their way looking for a restaurant, and a stranger invites them to accompany him. He plies them with wine and grotesque stories from his childhood. They leave disoriented, physically ill, and morally repelled. But, next day, when the stranger sees them in the piazza, they accept an invitation to his sumptuous flat. After this visit, the pair find the depth to face questions about each other, only to be drawn back into the mysterious and menacing fantasies of the stranger and his mate.
R
HD
Drama, Thriller
1990
107 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Comfort of Strangers
- Duration : 107 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Ian McEwan (novel), Harold Pinter (screenplay)
- Directors : Paul Schrader min
- Imdb : 6.5 (2932 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.3 (1806 votes)
- Actors : Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett, Natasha Richardson, Helen Mirren
Movie Storyline
An English couple holiday in Venice to sort out their relationship. There is some friction and distance between them, and we also sense they are being watched. One evening, they lose their way looking for a restaurant, and a stranger invites them to accompany him. He plies them with wine and grotesque stories from his childhood. They leave disoriented, physically ill, and morally repelled. But, next day, when the stranger sees them in the piazza, they accept an invitation to his sumptuous flat. After this visit, the pair find the depth to face questions about each other, only to be drawn back into the mysterious and menacing fantasies of the stranger and his mate.