The Comfort of Strangers

I don't remember the story, really, but I know I was impressed with the sound of Harold Pinter's dialogue and, of course, how wonderful it was to see so much of Venice.

It does look interesting. How do I watch it?

I remember catching this on Bravo back when it was a serious arts channel. Richardson and Everett were gorgeous, as was Venice, and the ending left me feeling very unsettled.

Mirren and Walken's characters were creepy

[quote]How do I watch it?

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I just watched the new Criterion version last week, I don’t know how this film was off my radar 30 years ago. I usually like Shrader’s work but with this one it seems like Venice itself was more interesting than the characters. But Rupert Everett was at his physical peak for sure.

What's a DVD. Is this 2003?

I actually prefer to watch something on DVD. Better picture quality. No buffering. I never got a BluRay player, but I hear that's even better. And it's annoying as fuck sometimes, summoning something up on those streaming programs.

I saw it in the theater in 1990, and was practically alone (Denver). Then is seemed to drop out of circulation (you could watch it on Youtube recently) for the home market. Glad the Criterion folks revived it.

It's one of Schrader's best films, and a very faithful adaptation of the novel.

[quote]I saw it in the theater in 1990, and was practically alone (Denver).

I was the only person in the theatre (DC, Circle Dupont, 4:30 on a weekday) when I saw it.

I will admit to being rather dense, and had to watch it twice to (begin to) understand it. The score by Angelo Badalamenti is gorgeous.

Hard to believe, after all the hideous plastic surgery, that Rupert was once this beautiful, but indeed he was....there are some delicious shots of his bum in the movie. I jerked off to them more than once in high school.

Several of the characters refer to Ruper's beauty in the film, and it's completely justified.

*Rupert's

I am watching it now, having bought the Criterion Blu-ray version.

I was in Venice twice last year and wanted to see how the city in the film compares with what it is now.

Rupert was ridiculously handsome in this.

I loved this movie...hypnotic

It gives me a weird sort of comfort knowing there are gems like this sitting out there waiting to revived still -- I pay a lot of attention to movies, see a lot, and hadn't even heard of this until Criterion re-released it. It's a fascinating and strange and beautiful little thing.

Hitchcock does Death in Venice.

R8 types Eldergay. Really showing your age sweetie.

Total cheese. Ian McEwan is a hack.