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| Besieged | 
 enlarge | Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Actors: Thandie Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria, John C. Ojwang, Massimo De Rossi
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 20494
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 92
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0780627768
UPC: 794043485923
EAN: 9780780627765
ASIN: B00001YXH7
Theatrical Release Date: May 21, 1999
Release Date: December 9, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
From acclaimed director Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor Last Tango In Paris) comes a breathtaking film rich in passion desire and intrigue about a reclusive British pianist's infatuation with an African exile housemaid.Running Time: 95 min.System Requirements: Running Time 95 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 794043485923
Amazon.com
Two 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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 Besieged DVD December 1, 2008
The DVD titled Besieged is a great movie by a master filmmaker who turns a biblical quotation into a challenging parable. The DVD arrived in excellent condition and was in my mail box almost before I purchased it.
 about this DVDfilm/movie beseiged........ November 25, 2008
This story is basically about shandurai decided to stay with Mr kinsky after her husband is freed from jail for anti govt protest where he later try to find her by pressing the bell at the place where she worked for Kinsky due to her been thanksful to Mr Kinsky for helping her in her husband problems....recommended to those whom are interested in this genre of films.
Besieged
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does she or doesn't she? December 1, 2007
What a lovely movie. I was enchanted by the gorgeous music throughtout the movie. The two main actors are perfect in their roles. The movie moves at just the right pace, from slow resentment to full love. Masterful!
but how I hate a hanging ending!!!!! She never says she "loves" her husband only that she respects him, whereas she writes "Ilove you" to david Thewlis. But then, she gets out of bed. Conclusion? Up in the air. Satisfied? NO!
"Not Again", right? April 25, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I know, I know. Thandie Newton has been cast in a role that seems all too familiar. I don't even need to go into it; you know what I'm talking about. Looking past that, I must admit that she does it well every time though. And her performance in "Besieged" may very well be her best. It's a classic love story that's not exactly what you might surmise by looking at the DVD's cover. For some reason, the price of this DVD has remained rather high. I would recommend shopping around for a good deal. But if you have to go with the high price, it will be worth every dollar.
A cinematic triumph! January 10, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the rarest of all modern films, a MOTION PICTURE. It tells its story in image and facial expression, not in words. There is little dialogue; what sounds we hear are mostly music (the form of communication between the two leads) and ambient sounds, such as street noises.
This is another rare film in which the viewer (this viewer, anyway) can't imagine anyone else playing the leads. Newton (as Shandurai) and Thewlis (as Mr. Kinsky) fit into their roles so well, you believe them completely. There is never a false move in the entire film. Their growing relationship is defined largely by Kinsky's successful attempts to communicate with Shandurai with his piano, his most beloved possession.
The film explores motivation and honesty in an entirely new and refreshing way, leaving the viewer riveted to the screen, never taking the easy way out. What happens at the end? I'd like to think I know what will happen, but Bertolucci leaves it open-ended.
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