Plot
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.
Written by
Clare Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci, James Lasdun
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
Crew
Production Countries
United Kingdom, Italy
Production Companies
Mediaset, Fiction Films, Navert Film
Languages
English, Italiano, Kiswahili, Magyar
Awards
4 wins & 13 nominations
Trailers
Scores
# of Votes
5,424
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA