Fresh
A film that combines a stunning sensuality with a rigorous economy.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Besieged
Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.
1998 · 1h 33m · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
Overview
While in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband. But the only man that can help her do so is in love with her.
Director and cast
- Bernardo Bertolucci Director
- Thandiwe Newton as Shandurai
- David Thewlis as Jason Kinsky
- Claudio Santamaria as Agostino
- John C. Ojwang as Singer
- Massimo De Rossi as Patient
- Veronica Lazăr as piano buyer
- Paul Osul as Piano Buyer
- Gianfranco Mazzoni as Piano Buyer
- Maria Mazetti Di Pietralata as Piano Buyer
- Cyril Nri Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Bertolucci and co-writer Clare Peploe seem intent on deconstructing the story's interesting elements at every turn, substituting woolliness for clarity, atmospherics for real emotion and an often condescending, armchair-liberal naivete for real political
Derek Elley, Variety
Fresh
This is a deeply engrossing, often exquisite film by someone who knows visuals. It's sensory, sensual, handmade.
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
What an unexpected gift.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Given Bertolucci's impish leanings, the self-referential sequences may merely be gags. If so, they're among a half-dozen others that backfire.
Daniel Mangin, Salon.com
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