Besieged (L'assedio) 26 years old

Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.

Besieged

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.

Credits

Besieged Cast

Name Character
David Thewlis He was 36, now 61 years old as Jason Kinsky
Thandie Newton She was 26, now 51 years old as Shandurai
Veronica Lazăr She was 60, 75 years old when she died as piano buyer
Claudio Santamaria He was 24, now 49 years old as Agostino
Massimo De Rossi He was 52, now 77 years old as Patient

Besieged Crew

Name Department
Jacopo Quadri as Editor. He was 34 (now 59) years old Editing
Alessio Vlad as Original Music Composer. Sound
Bernardo Bertolucci as Director. He was 58 (77) years old when He died Directing
Bernardo Bertolucci as Writer. He was 58 (77) years old when He died Writing
Clare Peploe as Associate Producer. She was 57 (now 82) years old Production
Clare Peploe as Writer. She was 57 (now 82) years old Writing
Massimo Cortesi as Producer. Production
James Lasdun as Story. He was 41 (now 66) years old Writing
Besieged poster
Besieged (26 years)

Touched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.

  • Release day: Thursday, February 05, 1998
  • Runtime: 93 minutes