The comfort of strangers
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Schrader, Paul, 1946- film director.
Everett, Rupert, actor.
Mirren, Helen, actor.
Richardson, Natasha, actor.
Walken, Christopher, 1943- actor.
Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2020]
ISBN
9781681437514, 1681437511
Status
Description
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | BLURAY C | Checked out |
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Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray edition.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
715515250313
Notes
General Note
Title from sell sheet.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
General Note
Based on the novel by Ian McEwan.
General Note
Wide screen (1.66:1).
General Note
Special features: New interviews; interviews from 1981 and 2001; trailers; essay by Maitland McDonagh.
Participants/Performers
Rupert Everett, Helen Mirren, Natasha Richardson, Christopher Walken.
Description
Rupert Everett and Natasha Richardson are the prey, a beautiful British couple working on their relationship while on holiday in Venice; Christopher Walken and Helen Mirren are the hunters who draw them into the sinister web of their opulent, old-world palazzo. What plays out is an unsettling, sadomasochistic seduction imbued with an atmosphere of sumptuous dread.
Target Audience
Rating: R.
System Details
Blu-ray, wide screen (1.66:1); mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Local note
BLU-RAY
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)
Schrader, P., Everett, R., Mirren, H., Richardson, N., Walken, C., & McEwan, I. (2020). The comfort of strangers. (Blu-ray edition). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Paul Schrader et al.. 2020. The Comfort of Strangers. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)Paul Schrader et al.. The Comfort of Strangers. The Criterion Collection, 2020.
UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)Schrader, P., Everett, R., Mirren, H., Richardson, N., Walken, C. and McEwan, I. (2020). The comfort of strangers. Blu-ray edn [United States]: The Criterion Collection.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)Schrader, Paul, et al. The Comfort of Strangers. Blu-ray edition, The Criterion Collection, 2020.
Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.
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