| Besieged Review |
| by Tim Chandler |
| Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci
Written by: James Lasdun, Bernardo Bertolucci, Clare Peploe
Starring: Thandie Newton, David Thewlis
Produced by: Massimo Cortesi more |
| Besieged Review |
| by Tim Chandler |
| Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci
Written by: James Lasdun, Bernardo Bertolucci, Clare Peploe
Starring: Thandie Newton, David Thewlis
Produced by: Massimo Cortesi more |
| Besieged Review |
| by Greg King |
| BESIEGED (M).
(NewVision)
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Stars: Thandie Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamarta, John C Ojwang
Running time: 95 minutes.
Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci's films often unfold on a
sprawling canvas (the epic 1900...more |
| Besieged Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| BESIEGED (director: Bernardo Bertolucci; screenwriters:
Bertolucci/Clare Peploe/story by James Lasdun; cinematographer: Fabio
Cianchetti; cast: Thandie Newton (Shandurai), David Thewlis (Jason
Kinsky), Claudio Santamaria (Agostino), 1998) more |
| Besieged Review |
| by Eugene Novikov |
| What we have here is one of that rare breed of movies that can flaunt
both style and substance; visual éclat as well as thoughtful thematic
undertones. Coming to us from the famed Italian director Bernardo
Bertolucci (The Last Emperor, Stealing Beauty),...more |
| Besieged Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| Upon viewing Bernardo Bertolucci’s last film, Stealing Beauty, I figured
him for a dirty old man. The tight crotch shot on Liv Tyler as the
opening credits rolled and, later, Tyler on all fours licking a mirror
at the request of Jeremy Irons were both...more |
| Besieged Review |
| by Marty Mapes |
| **** (out of 4) BESIEGED is elegantly structured and concisely told.
Based on a short story by James Lasdun, it has the feel of a folk tale.
The setting is modern, but the characters and their motivations are
timeless and cross-cultural. more |
| Besieged Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Although Bernardo Bertolucci's BESIEGED doesn't fit into any standard
genre, perhaps that's the closest way to peg it. It is a romance,
albeit a highly tentative one, and it's based on a mystery, although one
that's transparently obvious. As a film...more |
| Besieged Review |
| by Akiva Gottlieb |
| rated R
Fine Line Features
in English and Italian with English subtitles
starring Thandie Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria
based on a story by James Landun
written by Bernardo Bertolucci and Clare Peploe
directed by Bernardo Bertolucci more |
| Besieged Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Fine Line Features
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Writer: Bernardo Bertolucci, Claire Peploe, story by James
Lasdun
Cast: Thandie Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria more |
