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Besieged
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
R
1999
1h 33m
Drama
,
Romance
6.8
75%
80%
6.6
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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.
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Cast of Besieged
Thandiwe Newton
Shandurai
David Thewlis
Jason Kinsky
Claudio Santamaria
Agostino
John C. Ojwang
Singer
Massimo De Rossi
Patient
Veronica Lazăr
piano buyer
Elena Perino
Child at concert
Bernardo Bertolucci
Director / Writer
Clare Peploe
Writer / Associate Producer
Massimo Cortesi
Producer
Gianni Silvestri
Production Design
Cynthia Sleiter
Art Direction
Fabio Cianchetti
Director Of Photography
Jacopo Quadri
Editor
Alessio Vlad
Original Music Composer
James Lasdun
Story
Besieged Ratings & Reviews
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
Made for Italian TV, this modestly scaled, intimate drama about the relationship between a British musician and his African housekeeper is well acted by Thandie Newton and David Thewlis.
TV Guide
Sandra Contreras
Maddening on many fronts and strangely wordless, Bernardo Bertolucci's purported love story breaks no new ground.
Variety
Derek Elley
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
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Carol Cling
Bertolucci conjures magic once again.
Houston Chronicle
Jeff Millar
This is a deeply engrossing, often exquisite film by someone who knows visuals. It's sensory, sensual, handmade.
Classic Film and Television
Michael E. Grost
Visually creative filmmaking.
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
One of the most accessible films to come from Bertolucci and shows the filmmakers deep understanding of his craft.
TheMovieReport.com
Michael Dequina
Despite a vividly expressive performance by Newton, the lack of urgency equates to a lack of intimacy.
Salon.com
Daniel Mangin
Given Bertolucci's impish leanings, the self-referential sequences may merely be gags. If so, they're among a half-dozen others that backfire.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
A film that combines a stunning sensuality with a rigorous economy.
San Francisco Examiner
Wesley Morris
These aren't people; they're puppets, regardless of what Newton and Thewlis' mannered performances say.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
I look forward to seeing it again, much as I would return to a favorite piece of music.
San Francisco Chronicle
Bob Graham
Completely satisfying.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
How can a director of such sophistication, in a film of such stylistic grace, tell such a shallow and evasive story?
New York Times
Stephen Holden
A purposefully romantic exploration of the nonverbal connections between people that can blossom into love.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
An elemental love story told in gestures and intimations.
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