Unmasking Venice Film Series Begins June 24 at Fenimore Art Museum with The Comfort of Strangers

The film is free to the public with a recommended donation of $5.00.

Film: The Comfort of Strangers

Friday, June 24, 7:00 p.m.

Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY, Auditorium

Free admission. (Recommended donation: $5.00)

Cooperstown, New York – Fenimore Art Museum is thrilled to announce the "Unmasking Venice Film Series", a series of free film screenings showcasing the many sides of this uniquely cinematic 'city of water.' The series complements the Museum’s current exhibition Unmasking Venice: American Artists in the City of Water on view through September 5. The introductory film, "The Comfort of Strangers," is a riveting, ravishing, darkly romantic tour-de-force, featuring sensational performances by Christopher Walken, Hellen Mirren, Rupert Everett, and Natasha Richardson. The film will be screened on Friday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. and is free to the public, with a recommended donation of $5.00. Light concessions will be provided. This film is recommended for mature audiences only (rated R​). More films to be announced shortly.

Generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges.

Fenimore Art Museum is located at 5798 State Route 80, less than one mile from the center of Cooperstown. For more information visit FenimoreArt.org. 

Film Synopsis: A beautiful British couple (Rupert Everett and Natasha Richardson) are working on their relationship while on holiday in Venice when they fall under the spell of an older couple (Christopher Walken and Helen Mirren) who draw them into the sinister web of their opulent, old-world palazzo. Written by Nobel laureate Harold Pinter and directed by Paul Schrader (American Gigolo, First Reformed), this seductive, unsettling romantic thriller is imbued with an atmosphere of sumptuous dread by elegant gliding tracking shots filmed in location in Venice's most evocative locations.