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 fi... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullDeserves acclaim only for its pleasant piano music. |
| VarietyDerek ElleyBertolucci 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 |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt sort of grows on you, and seems more emotionally satisfying the more you think about it. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAn elemental love story told in gestures and intimations. |
| culturevulture.netArthur Lazerea master filmmaker at the peak of his powers...celluloid poetry |
| Boxoffice MagazineSusan GreenBertolucci and co-writer Clare Peploe tell an intimate and painstaking tale that's complemented by exquisitely restrained acting. |
| Houston ChronicleJeff MillarThis is a deeply engrossing, often exquisite film by someone who knows visuals. It's sensory, sensual, handmade. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyMade 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. |
| Philadelphia City PaperCynthia FuchsIt is fraught by unresolvable race, class and national identity issues. |
| San Francisco ExaminerWesley MorrisThese aren't people; they're puppets, regardless of what Newton and Thewlis' mannered performances say. |
