Besieged
Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.
When an African dictator jails her husband, Shandurai goes into exile in Italy, studying medicine and keeping house for Mr. Kinsky, an eccentric English pianist and composer. She lives in one room of his Roman palazzo. He besieges her with flowers, gifts, and music, declaring passionately that he loves her, would go to Africa with her, would do anything for her. "What do you know of Africa?," she asks, then, in anguish, shouts, "Get my husband out of jail!" The rest of the film plays out the implications of this scene and leaves Shandurai with a choice.
When an African dictator jails her husband, Shandurai goes into exile in Italy, studying medicine and keeping house for Mr. Kinsky, an eccentric English pianist and composer. She lives in one room of his Roman palazzo. He besieges her with flowers, gifts, and music, declaring passionately that he loves her, would go to Africa with her, would do anything for her. "What do you know of Africa?," she asks, then, in anguish, shouts, "Get my husband out of jail!" The rest of the film plays out the implications of this scene and leaves Shandurai with a choice.
Actor: Thandiwe Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria, John C. Ojwang, Massimo De Rossi, Veronica Lazăr, Elena Perino, Thandie Newton, Cyril Nri, Veronica Lazar
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Country: Italy, United Kingdom
Produced By: Mediaset, Fiction Films, Navert Film, Fine Line Features
Runtime: 93
Release: 1998
Rating: 6.684 out of 10
Language: English, Kiswahili, Magyar, Italiano, it, English, Italian, Swahili,
Views: 325
Content Rating:R
Quality: DVD
Also known as: Cautivos Del Amor
Keywords:
