Sheltering Sky

     

Sheltering Sky1990

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Stars: Debra Winger, John Malkovich, Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett, Timothy Spall
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 138 minutes

Master filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci applies his considerable talent to this haunting adaptation of the Paul Bowles novel. John Malkovich and Debra Winger play Port and Kit Moresby, characters loosely based on Bowles and his wife Jane, who flee New … more »


Port Moresby:
Could you be happy here?

Kit Moresby:
Happy? Happy? How do you mean?

Port Moresby:
I mean, could you like it here?

Kit Moresby:
How do I know? God, I wish you wouldn't ask me questions like this! Really! I can't answer them. What do you want me to say? "Yes, I'll be happy in Africa"? I like Ain Krorfa so much, but I can't tell whether I want to stay for a month or I want to leave tomorrow.

Tunner:
You couldn't leave tomorrow even if you wanted to. Can't get any information about how to get out of this place. No buses, not even a fruit truck. Nobody speaks English. Anybody for a nightcap?

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