Besieged
1998 · 93 min · Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
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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.
Emotional fingerprint
Besieged (1998) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Melancholy 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Love30%
- Melancholy25%
- Empathy20%
- Anticipation15%
- Hope10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Love, Melancholy, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Love, Melancholy and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Details
- Directed by
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Written by
- Bernardo Bertolucci, Clare Peploe, James Lasdun
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1998
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Italy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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