Besieged
Produced in 1998
Film Information
Synopsis
An old house in the center of Rome - a refuge for two lonely people. He is a withdrawn and eccentric Englishman. She is a young African woman in her early 20's, burdened by past troubles yet full of hope for the future. Kinsky (David Thewlis) hides behind his piano, with music as his only companion: Bach, Mozart, Grieg. Shandurai (Thandie Newton) comes from far away, and finds refuge in Kinsky's house - which she cleans in exchange for a room while she studies to be a doctor. Their lives combine in a game of attraction and refusal, of secrets and allusions, while on the spiral staircase Mozart collides with Papa Wemba.
Full Description
An old house in the center of Rome - a refuge for two lonely people. He is a withdrawn and eccentric Englishman. She is a young African woman in her early 20's, burdened by past troubles yet full of hope for the future.
Besieged
1998