Directed by:
Paul SchraderScreenplay:
Harold PinterCinematography:
Dante SpinottiComposer:
Angelo BadalamentiCast:
Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett, Natasha Richardson, Helen Mirren, Antonio Serrano, Manfredi Aliquo, Rossana CanghiariVOD (2)
Plots(1)
Adapting the acclaimed novel by Ian McEwan, playwright and screenwriter Harold Pinter lends his trademark unnerving dialogue and air of creeping menace to this spellbinding study of power, control, and the frighteningly thin line between pleasure and pain. 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 by the elegantly gliding tracking shots of cinematographer Dante Spinotti, lush score by Angelo Badalamenti, and carefully controlled direction of Paul Schrader, who choreographs a mesmerizing pas de quatre of sustained erotic and emotional tension. (Criterion)
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The Comfort of Strangers
Label: Quartet Records
Year: 2014
Country: Spain
Format: CD
Length: 01:17:58
Notes: Limited edition.
1. | ORIGINAL ALBUM: Roberto's Theme (Main Title) | Angelo Badalamenti | 04:04 |
2. | At The Window | Angelo Badalamenti | 02:34 |
3. | Getting Lost | Angelo Badalamenti | 04:04 |
4. | Days Of Passion | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:56 |
5. | On The Speed Boat | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:19 |
6. | Packing Books | Angelo Badalamenti | 04:22 |
7. | To The Pleasure Dome (Theme A) | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:34 |
8. | The River Styx (Theme A) | Angelo Badalamenti | 01:19 |
9. | Behind The Mirror | Angelo Badalamenti | 05:47 |
10. | End Credits | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:05 |
11. | COMPLETE SCORE: Roberto's Theme (Main Title) | Angelo Badalamenti | 04:04 |
12. | At The Window | Angelo Badalamenti | 00:59 |
13. | In The Church (Theme A) | Angelo Badalamenti | 01:22 |
14. | Gondolas In Mist | Angelo Badalamenti | 01:14 |
15. | Neck Rub / Pouring Tea | Angelo Badalamenti | 01:13 |
16. | Glass Factory | Angelo Badalamenti | 00:41 |
17. | On The Speed Boat | Angelo Badalamenti | 00:53 |
18. | Getting Lost | Angelo Badalamenti | 04:02 |
19. | Mary Gets Sick | Angelo Badalamenti | 02:11 |
20. | To The Pleasure Dome (Theme A) | Angelo Badalamenti | 01:44 |
21. | Days Of Passion | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:56 |
22. | Lover's Fantasy | Angelo Badalamenti | 01:44 |
23. | A Bad Dream | Angelo Badalamenti | 00:43 |
24. | Venice Theme | Angelo Badalamenti | 01:01 |
25. | Brooding On Beach | Angelo Badalamenti | 00:45 |
26. | Packing Books / Packing The Desk | Angelo Badalamenti | 02:23 |
27. | The River Styx (Theme A) | Angelo Badalamenti | 01:19 |
28. | Behind The Mirror 1 | Angelo Badalamenti | 02:07 |
29. | Behind The Mirror 2 | Angelo Badalamenti | 02:11 |
30. | Death Of Colin | Angelo Badalamenti | 01:49 |
31. | End Credits | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:05 |
32. | Venice Theme (Alternate) | Angelo Badalamenti | 02:28 |
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The Comfort of Strangers (Cortesie per Gli Ospiti)
CAM's Soundtrack Encyclopedia
Label: CAM
Year: 1990
Country: Italy
Format: CD, digital
Length: 36:09
1. | Theme From "The Comfort Of Strangers" (Main Title) | Angelo Badalamenti | 04:04 |
2. | Roberto's Arabesque | Angelo Badalamenti | 02:35 |
3. | Getting Lost | Angelo Badalamenti | 04:04 |
4. | Days Of Passion | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:57 |
5. | Turkish Undertones | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:20 |
6. | Preludium | Angelo Badalamenti | 04:22 |
7. | Pleasure Dome | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:35 |
8. | The River Styx | Angelo Badalamenti | 01:20 |
9. | The Other Side Of The Mirror | Angelo Badalamenti | 05:47 |
10. | Theme From "The Comfort Of Strangers" (End Title) | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:05 |
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The Comfort of Strangers
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Creazioni Artistiche Musicali
Year: 1990
Country: Italy
Format: CD
Length: 35:55
1. | Theme - Main Title | Angelo Badalamenti | 04:02 |
2. | Roberto's Arabesque | Angelo Badalamenti | 02:32 |
3. | Getting Lost | Angelo Badalamenti | 04:05 |
4. | Days Of Passion | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:56 |
5. | Turkish Undertones | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:20 |
6. | Preludium | Angelo Badalamenti | 04:17 |
7. | Pleasure Dome | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:35 |
8. | The River Styx | Angelo Badalamenti | 01:18 |
9. | The Other Side Of The Mirror | Angelo Badalamenti | 05:46 |
10. | Theme - End Title | Angelo Badalamenti | 03:04 |