The Sheltering Sky

Name: The Sheltering Sky
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: 138 min
Cast: Debra Winger, John Malkovich, Timothy Spall, Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett

Bernardo Bertolucci19902h 18mRomance, Drama

Why we chose it

After the success of “The Last Emperor”, Bertolucci sent Debra Winger and John Malkovich deep into the Sahara as a married couple trying to save what they have. Paul Bowles, who wrote the novel, reads his own prose over a sensual film scored by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Synopsis

In 1947, Port and Kit Moresby leave New York for North Africa, meaning to stay a year or two even as their marriage falls apart. Their friend Tunner travels with them but plans to head home after a few weeks. When they part company, Port and Kit head further south, into the depths of the Sahara.