
The Comfort of Strangers is a movie directed by Paul Schrader in 1990 and based on the book of the same name by Ian McEwan, first published in 1981. The movie features Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett, Natasha Richardson, Helen Mirren, Manfredi Aliquo, David Ford, and others.
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Storyline
Unmarried English couple Colin and Mary are vacationing in Venice for a second time, in an attempt to rekindle their passionless relationship. As they meander through the city visiting landmarks, they are surreptitiously photographed by a stranger. Over dinner, Mary questions Colin as to whether he likes her two children, whom she conceived during her last marriage.
Movie vs Book

Year
1990
Minutes
107
Movie Rate
6.30
Source: IMDb

Year
1981
Pages
128
Book Rate
6.82
S: Goodreads
Book
The Comfort of Strangers
Author: Ian McEwan
Country: UK
First published in: 1981
Length: 128 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“The way I look at it, movies are a different medium for storytelling than books.”
JOSH HUTCHERSON (Actor)
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