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Sheltering Sky (The)
- Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
- Writer: Paul Bowles; Mark Peploe
- Producer: William Aldrich; Jeremy Thomas
CGiii Comment
It's difficult to like a film when none of the protagonists are likeable - apathetic as to whether they live or die...redundancy.
Spall is criminally under-used - he, alone, infuses, such contempt that watching him slither is a joy...alas, a short-lived joy.
The first hour is bearable, the second totally unbearable...and the ending is nonsense.
The cinematography is as good as it gets when using a ridiculous amount of filters - the desert turns blue, all the interiors are golden...and there are lots of flies.
Bearing in mind the heat of the Sahara - this film will leave you cold.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
The American artist couple Port and Kit Moresby travels aimless through Africa, searching for new experiences that could give new sense to their relationship. But the flight to distant regions leads both only deeper into despair.
Cast & Characters
Debra Winger as Kit Moresby;
John Malkovich as Port Moresby;
Campbell Scott as George Tunner;
Jill Bennett as Mrs. Lyle;
Timothy Spall as Eric Lyle;
Eric Vu-An as Belqassim;
Amina Annabi as Mahrnia;
Philippe Morier-Genoud as Captain Broussard;
Sotigui Kouyate as Abdelkader;
Tom Novembre as French Immigration Officer;
Ben Smail as Smail;
Kamel Cherif as Ticket Seller;
Mohammed Afifi as Mohamed;
Brahim Oubana as Young Arab;
Carolyn De Fonseca as Miss Ferry