Besieged
Besieged

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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 fi... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Besieged:

Thandiwe Newton
David Thewlis
Claudio Santamaria
John C. Ojwang
Massimo De Rossi
Veronica Lazăr

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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.com - 10/10 by Christopher NullDeserves acclaim only for its pleasant piano music.
Variety - 10/10 by Derek 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 Reviews - 9/10 by Dennis SchwartzIt sort of grows on you, and seems more emotionally satisfying the more you think about it.
Austin Chronicle - 9/10 by Marjorie BaumgartenAn elemental love story told in gestures and intimations.
culturevulture.net - 8/10 by Arthur Lazerea master filmmaker at the peak of his powers...celluloid poetry
Boxoffice Magazine - 8/10 by Susan GreenBertolucci and co-writer Clare Peploe tell an intimate and painstaking tale that's complemented by exquisitely restrained acting.
Houston Chronicle - 8/10 by Jeff MillarThis is a deeply engrossing, often exquisite film by someone who knows visuals. It's sensory, sensual, handmade.
EmanuelLevy.Com - 8/10 by Emanuel 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 Paper - 8/10 by Cynthia FuchsIt is fraught by unresolvable race, class and national identity issues.
San Francisco Examiner - 8/10 by Wesley MorrisThese aren't people; they're puppets, regardless of what Newton and Thewlis' mannered performances say.

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