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Comfort of Strangers (The) AKA Cortesie per gli ospiti (Blu-ray) (1990)
The appearance of innocence. The heat of desire...Director: Paul Schrader
Year of Copyright: 1990
Year of Production: 1989
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The US/Canada and UK releases include differing extras.
Note the Criterion uses a new 4K transfer in the original 1.66:1 aspect ratio approved by the director and cinematographer, while the other releases use a previous 1080p transfer in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio (a co-production, it would have been protected for 1.85:1).
The "Prospectus for a Course Not Given: The Paul Schrader Film Masterclass" audio interview on the BFI release can also be found on the Region B Powerhouse release of Blue Collar and the "The Guardian Interview" with Paul Schrader can also be found on the Region ALL Powerhouse release of Hardcore.
Coming soon from:
- Carlotta Films (France)
GENERAL NOTES:
Rupert Everett is credited before Natasha Richardson in international prints, however she is given billing before him on American prints. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (104:45).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (104:45).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Koch Media - No cuts (104:39).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (104:37).
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 24/07/18
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 13/01/22UPDATE LOG:
20/09/18: Added UK.
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02/10/18: DVDBeaver.
20/07/20: Added US.
08/11/20: Corrected US aspect ratio, updated extras & notes on US & UK releases, updated Winner notes.
19/02/21: added caps-a-holic.
13/01/22: Canada, dates, notes.
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