Scene from Besieged (1998)
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Thandiwe Newton
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Thandiwe Newton, born Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE on 6 November 1972, is a British actress known for her diverse roles in films like 'Beloved', 'Mission: Impossible II', 'Crash', and 'Westworld'. She won an Emmy Award and has been nominated for several others, including Golden Globes. Notably, she starred in the 1997 film 'Gridlock'd' as a character named 'Tiffany'. However, there are no specific details about her early life or career progression provided in the given texts.
About the Movie: Besieged (1998)
Release Year: 1998
Nation: Italy, United Kingdom
Alternative Title: Asediada, Assédio, L'assedio, Cautivos del amor, Hitkarvoot, Poliorkia mias gynaikas, Shandurai, Shandurai und der Klavierspieler, Shandurai's Love, Осажденные, The Siege
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Writer: Bernardo Bertolucci, Clare Peploe, James Lasdun
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Companies: BBC Film, Fiction, Mediaset, Navert Film
Genre: Drama, Romance, Romance Film
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Shandurai, an African woman exiled in Italy, seeks help from Mr. Kinsky, a reclusive British pianist and composer, to free her imprisoned husband. Kinsky, initially awkward but well-intentioned, falls in love with Shandurai and tries to win her affection through gifts and declarations of love. Shandurai finds his advances insulting given her predicament but gradually realizes he is genuinely trying to help her. The film explores their complex relationship as she struggles to balance her personal feelings with her desperation to free her husband.
Summary
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, 'Besieged' (1998) is a drama that explores the unlikely connection between Shandurai, an African woman studying medicine in exile, and Mr. Kinsky, an eccentric British pianist living in Rome. While Shandurai seeks Kinsky's help to free her imprisoned husband, Kinsky becomes infatuated with her, leading to a complex dynamic of love, respect, and misunderstanding between the two. Despite its limited source material, 'Besieged' delves into themes of cultural difference, exile, and the complexities of human connection.