Besieged (1998)
- Original title
- L'assedio
- Directed by
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Genre
- drama film, romance film, film based on a literary work
- Country
- United Kingdom, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 67 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A reclusive British pianist living in Rome becomes obsessed with his African housekeeper. He agrees to help her raise money to free her imprisoned husband back home.
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What happens
Besieged (Italian title: L'assedio) is a 1998 film by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Thandie Newton and David Thewlis. The film is based on the short story "The Siege" by James Lasdun and was supposed to be a 60-minute teleplay until Bertolucci chose to expand it. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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