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Besieged (1998)

ALL 02/05/1998 (it) Drama, Romance 93 Min
  • Release
    02/05/1998
  • Production
    Mediaset, Fiction Films, Navert Film, Fine Line Features
  • Rotten tomato
    67%
  • Original title
    L'assedio
  • Original language
    it
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.

Overview

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.

  2. James Lasdun

    Story

  3. Jacopo Quadri

    Editor

  4. Massimo Cortesi

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Thandiwe Newton

    Shandurai

  2. David Thewlis

    Jason Kinsky

  3. Claudio Santamaria

    Agostino

  4. John C. Ojwang

    Singer

  5. Massimo De Rossi

    Patient

  6. Veronica Lazăr

    piano buyer

  7. Elena Perino

    Child at concert

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 7 , Crews : 11

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Besieged (1998) 93 Min

ALL 02/05/1998 (it)
Drama, Romance
  • Release 02/05/1998
  • Production
    Mediaset, Fiction Films, Navert Film, Fine Line Features
  • Original title L'assedio
  • it
  • Revenue0.00

Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.

Overview

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.

  1. Bernardo Bertolucci

    Director

  2. James Lasdun

    Story

  3. Jacopo Quadri

    Editor

  4. Massimo Cortesi

    Producer



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