Besieged (1998)


Besieged
Release Date14 September 1998
US Box Office$2,000,000
TaglineTouched by Genius. Cursed by Madness. Blinded by Love.
GenreDrama, Romance
CountryItaly
UK
Filming LocationsNairobi, Kenya
LanguageEnglish, Italian, Swahili
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPolitical Drama, Erotic Drama
ThemesInterracial/Cross-Cultural Romance, Servants and Employers
TonesElegant, Atmospheric, Stylized, Deliberate, Enigmatic, Cerebral
TagsAfrica, Cleaning Woman, Composer, Inheritance, Medical Student, Piano, Political Prisoner
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Besieged (Italian title: L'assedio) is a 1998 film by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Thandie Newton and David Thewlis.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Thandie Newton
Shandurai

David Thewlis
Jason Kinsky

John C. Ojwang
Singer

Massimo De Rossi
Patient

Cyril Nri
Priest

Paul Osul
Piano Buyer

Veronica Lazar
Piano Buyer

Gian Franco Mazzoni
Piano Buyer

Maria Mazetti Di Pietralata
Piano Buyer

Andrea Quercia
Child pianist at concert

Alexander Menis
Child at concert

Natalia Mignosa
Child at concert

Lorenzo Mollica
Child at concert

Elena Perino
Child at concert

Fernando Trombetti
Child at concert

Veronica Visentin
Child at concert

Director

Bernardo Bertolucci
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Writer

Clare Peploe

James Lasdun

Producer

Massimo Cortesi
producer

Clare Peploe
associate producer

Original Music

Alessio Vlad
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Cinematographer

Fabio Cianchetti
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Editor

Jacopo Quadri
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Casting Director

Fabiola Banzi
-

Lucy Boulting
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Production Designer

Gianni Silvestri
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Art Director

Cynthia Sleiter

Set Decorator

Cynthia Sleiter
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Costume Designer

Metka Kosak
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Makeup Department

Elisabetta De Leonardis
hair stylist

Roberta Petrini
makeup artist

Production Manager

Andrea Filosa
production manager

Emanuele Lomiry
unit manager

Luigi Melecchi
production manager: Africa

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Serena Canevari
assistant director

Yahya Chavanga
assistant director: Africa

Ginevra Elkann
third assistant director

Henrique Laplaine
second assistant director

Art Department

Vito Consoli
painter

Renzo Corradi
construction carpenter

Franco Fabietti
construction carpenter

Ivano Gatti
painter

Cristiano Gobbi
swing gang

Metka Kosak
textile and garden designer

Roberto Magagnini
property master

Rodolfo Mignacca
draper

Sabina Palermo
props manager: Intelsa & Comunicazione

Massimo Papini
swing gang

Monica Sallustio
assistant art director

Vittoria Sogno
art department assistant: Africa

Francesco Valento
construction carpenter

Paolo Zamagni
production design assistant

Sound Department

Fausto Ancillai
sound re-recording mixer

Maurizio Argentieri
sound

David Chelenga
boom operator: Africa

Vincenzo Nardi
boom operator

Gianni Pallotto
assistant sound re-recording mixer

Alvaro Gramigna
foley artist

Claudio Gramigna
sound effects editor

Visual Effects

David Bush
visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

Salvatore Anversa
Steadicam operator

Alessio Bastianelli
video controller

Fabio Bolli
electrician

Alessia Bulgari
still photographer

Aldo Colanzi
key grip

Roberto De Nigris
camera operator

Andrea Di Biase
electrician

Igino Fabrizi
electrician

Eugenio Galli
assistant camera

Felice Guzzi
gaffer

Mario Lamoratta
generator operator

Maurizio Lorenzetti
assistant camera

Wycliffe Makotsi
gaffer: Africa

Gianni Mastrangelo
still photographer: Africa

Gabriel Mugo Nduati
grip: Africa

Martin N. Munyua
assistant camera: Africa

Gianluigi Pasqualini
electrician

Luigi Pasqualini
electrician

Marco Santarelli
grip

Paolo Tiberti
dolly grip

Casting Department

Lenny Juma
casting: Africa

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Suzanne Belcher
wardrobe assistant: Africa

Elisa Di Serio
seamstress

Editorial Department

Francesco Biscuso
assistant to editor

Letizia Caudullo
first assistant editor

Carlo La Bella
color consultant

Lorenza Parlatore
assistant to editor

Alessandro Baragli
assistant editor

Music Department

Stefano Arnaldi
musician: piano solos, music arranger

Transportation Department

Silvano Broglia
driver

William Cheruyiot
driver: Africa

Lucio Fanni
driver

Yussuf Duale Ghani
driver: Africa

Livio Gizzi
driver

Vincenzo Novani
driver

Samson Oladare
driver: Africa

Simon Wakaba
driver: Africa

Other Crew

Nicoletta Billi
unit publicist

Lara Dall'Antonia
assistant to producer

Suzanne Durrenberger
script supervisor

Sabrina Falcioni
cashier

Maria Fiorito
production accountant

Fabien Gerard
additional script supervisor

Gabriel Gitau
assistant location manager: Africa

Denise Katana
unit nurse: Africa

Dan Kiarie
set coordinator: Africa

David Mangai
unit runner: Africa

Victor Maniafu
security: Africa

Jimmy Mukora
location manager: Africa

Ben Pont
armorer: Africa

Jenny Pont
production coordinator: Africa

Tony Rimwa
crowd control: Africa

Barbara Ruggeri
production coordinator

Carlo Ventura
dialogue coach

Julius Wanderi
assistant location manager: Africa

Thanks

Hercules Bellville
special thanks

Pio Bordoni
special thanks

Olivia Cutore
special thanks

Ulisse Ferrari
special thanks

Thomas Fox
special thanks

Vito Lucio Amedeo Garofalo
special thanks

Marilyn Goldin
special thanks

Samba Kosak
special thanks

Carol Levi
special thanks

Gabriele Mazzetti
special thanks

Mark Peploe
special thanks

Sheba Pombeah
special thanks

Piers Rogers
special thanks

Jeremy Thomas
special thanks

Production Company

Fiction
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Navert Film
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Mediaset

BBC Television Centre

Distributor

Fine Line Features

Alamode Film

Bac Films

Europa Filmes
,

Lolafilms Distribución

Líder Films

Rosebud

Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)

Special Effects

Interactive Milan

Miscellaneous

Intelsa & Comunicazione
props management

Cine Audio Effects
sound effects and foley design

Studio Mauti
sound editing lab

Cineservices
camera equipment provided by

F.IIi Cartocci
transportation

International Recordings
recording studio

Studio Sergio Faiella
titles and opticals

Jocelyn Cousins
special thanks

Ospedale Sant Eugenio, Roma
special thanks: La direzione sanitaria

Università La Sapienza, Roma
special thanks: Istituto medicina legale

Chiesa della Natività, Roma
special thanks: Padre Agostino Bita

Dagoretti Childrens Centre, Nairobi
special thanks

Malewa Primary School, Nalvasha
special thanks

Malu Farm, Nalvasha
special thanks

Babington Tea Room, Roma
special thanks

Omnitel
special thanks

Artemide
special thanks

Fontana Arte
special thanks

Rex
special thanks

Poltrone Frau
special thanks

Bisley
special thanks

Olidata
special thanks

Master
special thanks

Minolta
special thanks

Italjet
special thanks

Flou
special thanks

Thomson
special thanks

Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
special thanks






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