Besieged
by Bernardo Bertolucci
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Actor: Claudio Santamaria, David Thewlis, John C. Ojwang, Massimo De Rossi, Thandie NewtonDirector: Bernardo Bertolucci
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.66:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-12-09
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line Home Video
Movie Reviews of Besieged
Movie Review: movie paced just right
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie seemed to go very slow when I first watched it. However after five or more times I recognized the speed has the effect of thinking more about what is happening on screen. The dialogue is thin but the plot and location shootings is worth the five stars.
Summary of Besieged
An enchanting villa in rome plays host to a young african woman and an english recluse who push boundaries of love and obsession as they seek the answer to the ultimate question how far would you go for passion? special features: theatrical trailer commentary with bernardo bertolucci and clare peplor. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 05/10/2005 Starring: Thandie Newton David Thewlis Run time: 95 minutes Rating: R Director: Bernardo BertolucciTwo disparate worlds come together in thoroughly unexpected ways in this intriguing film directed by Academy Award winner Bernardo Bertolucci. The opening sequence, in an impoverished, unnamed African dictatorship, is painfully intense: we watch in horror as the movie's heroine, Shandurai (serenely beautiful Thandie Newton), witnesses the brutal arrest of her husband, a rebellious reformer. Then suddenly we are transported to Rome, where Shandurai is studying medicine and cleaning house for a reclusive, wealthy pianist, Mr. Kinsky (David Thewlis). Knowing nothing of her past, Kinsky falls hopelessly in love with Shandurai. She finds his clumsy courtship insulting, especially in contrast to the heavy load she's borne in her life. But it gradually becomes clear Shandurai has sorely underestimated Mr. Kinsky.
This is a film by a true master of moviemaking craft, who refuses to spell things out or bludgeon the audience with a message. The story builds almost imperceptibly, with an accumulation of details, striking visual imagery, and a haunting soundtrack, in which classical piano, African music, and silence are all used to powerful effect. A tantalizing erotic undercurrent bubbles to the surface as the narrative takes the story in directions both unpredictable and captivating. --Laura Mirsky
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