The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
The Comfort of Strangers (1989)
| Budget (GBP) | 0 |
| Distribution Company |
Skouras Pictures (Distributor | Est. Unknown) |
| Release Date | 1 September 1990 |
| Black and White | No |
| Regional Release | No |
| Release Notes | Switzerland August 1990 (Locarno Film Festival); Italy 1 September 1990 (Venice Film Festival); Germany 1 November 1990; UK 30 November 1990; Peru 1991; Netherlands 25 January 1991; Denmark 1 February 1991; Portugal 15 February 1991; France 13 March 1991; USA 15 March 1991 (San Francisco, California); USA 29 March 1991 (New York City, New York); USA April 1991; Greece 1 April 1991; Spain 8 May 1991; Sweden 14 June 1991; Finland 28 June 1991; Ireland 11 October 1991; Australia 21 November 1991; Turkey 8 May 1992; Japan 21 February 1993 (video premiere); Hungary 26 August 1993 (video premiere); Germany 29 June 2015 (Munich International Film Festival). |
| Description | Pinter adaptation of 1981 novel by Ian McEwan. An unmarried couple on vacation in Venice befriends a mysterious local couple who ensnares them into their games of psychological and sexual manipulation. One evening, Colin and Mary lose their way looking for a restaurant, and a stranger, Robert, 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, the next day, when the stranger sees them in the piazza, they accept an invitation to his sumptuous flat to meet his wife Caroline. |
| Language | English |
Linked Productions
No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.
Linked People
Paul Schrader
Creative | Director
Ian McEwan
Creative | Author (original novel)
Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Creative | Screenplay
Mario Cotone
Production | Executive Producer
Linda Reisman
Production | Associate Producer
Angelo Rizzoli Jr
Production | Producer
John Thompson
Production | Associate Producer
Angelo Badalamenti
Creative | Music
Dante Spinotti
Creative | Cinematography
Bill Pankow
Creative | Film Editor
Mary Selway
Creative | Casting
Gianni Quaranta
Creative | Production Designer
Luigi Marchione
Creative | Art Director
Stefano Paltrinieri
Creative | Set Decoration
Giorgio Armani
Creative | Costume Designer
Walter Cossu
Creative | Makeup Artist
Maria Costanzi
Creative | Assistant Hair Stylist
Stefano Fava
Creative | Makeup Artist
Paolo Franceschi
Creative | Hairstylist
Stefano Bolzoni
Production | Unit manager
Adriano Di Lorenzo
Production | Production Manager
Alessandro Senaldi
Production | Unit manager
Fabrizio Castellani
Production | Production supervisor
Marco Guidone
Creative | Assistant Director
Giacomo Lesina
Creative | First Assistant Director
Alessandro Alberti
Creative | Draughtsman
Luciano Bispuri
Creative | Props
Francesco Cagnoni
Creative | Draughtsman
Franco Pizzonia
Creative | Construction Coordinator
Floriano Porzionato
Creative | Props
Massimo Anlezotti
Technical | Sound effects
Luciano Anzelotti
Technical | Sound effects
Luca Anzelotti
Technical | Sound Effects Editor
Umberto Vandilli
Creative | Scenic Artist
Jim Beshears
Technical | Sound Effects Editor
Marko A. Costanzo
Technical | Foley artist
Susan Sklar Friedman
Technical | Assistant sound editor
Mark Goodermote
Technical | Boom operator
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Technical | Sound Editor
Drew Kunin
Technical | Sound Mixer
Maurice Schell
Technical | Supervising Sound Editor
Mel Zelniker
Technical | Re-recording mixer
Deborah Beer
Technical | Still Photographer
Sandro Bolli
Technical | Head grip
Fabio Di Meis
Technical | Electrician
Felice Guzzi
Technical | Electrician
Enrico Lucidi
Technical | Camera operator
Alberico Novelli
Technical | Chief lighting technician
Fabio Olmi
Technical | Second assistant camera
Nicola Pecorini
Technical | Steadicam Operator
Alessandro Rossi
Technical | Electrician
Marco Sacerdoti
Technical | First assistant camera
Doriano Torriero
Technical | Best boy
Laura Borselli
Creative | Assistant Makeup Artist
Franco Torriero
Technical | Grip
Francesco Zaccaria
Technical | Electrician
Mariolina Bono
Technical | Costume supervisor
Maria Giovanno Caselli
Technical | Assistant costume supervisor
Giancarlo Barberi
Technical | Colour timer
Sue Blainey
Technical | Assistant editor
Kristina Boden
Technical | Associate editor
Fabio Maiuri
Technical | Assistant editor
Daniele Sordoni
Technical | Assistant editor
Giorgio Padoan
Technical | Location manager
Thomas Drescher
Technical | Music editor
Gabriella Di Santo
Production | Production Coordinator
Luciano Gallina
Production | Crowd marshall
Rachel Griffiths
Production | Script supervisor
Andrea Nuzzolo
Production | Production secretary
Eugene Rizzo
Production | Unit Publicist
Linked Organisations
Skouras Pictures (Distributor | Est. Unknown)
Characters
Mary (The Comfort of Strangers) (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Natasha Richardson
Caroline (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Helen Mirren (1946)
Colin (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Rupert Everett
Concierge (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Manfredi Aliquo
Detective (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Mario Cotone
Hotel Maid (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Rossana Canghiari
Policeman (1) (The Comfort of Strangers) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Giancarlo Previati
Policeman (2) (The Comfort of Strangers) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Antonio Serrano
Waiter (1) (The Comfort of Strangers) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: David Ford
Waiter (2) (The Comfort of Strangers) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Daniel Franco
Robert (The Comfort of Strangers) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Christopher Walken
Linked Awards
No award have been added to this production record yet.
Resources
Deborah Auld, 'From the Terrace', Village Voice, 12 December 1989, p. 106 (Paper-based)
Type: Review
Rafferty, Terrence. "The Comfort of Strangers." The New Yorker, Apr. 8, 1999, p. 84 (Paper-based)
Type: Review
The Comfort of Strangers, 1989 (URL)
Type: Trailer
External Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WGTZqYL6RY
Original trailer.
Sources
Sharp Cut: Harold Pinter's Screenplays and the Artistic Process
Steven H. Gale, Harold Pinter's Screenplays and the Artistic Process (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2003)
Academic book
Contains chapters on each of Harold Pinter's filmed screenplays and includes a bibliography of reviews of films up to 1999.