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      The Sheltering Sky

      1990, Drama/Adventure, 2h 17m

      29 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      The Sheltering Sky puts its talented stars at odds with a misguided and largely unsatisfying adaptation of potentially unfilmable source material. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      An American couple (John Malkovich, Debra Winger) drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.

      • Rating: R

      • Genre: Drama, Adventure, Romance

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Bernardo Bertolucci

      • Producer: Jeremy Thomas

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $1.4M

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      • Sound Mix: Surround

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      • Dec 13, 2009

        More of an aesthetic venture than an actual filmic one. Deservedly praised for it's cinematography even if it is more than just reminiscent of Lawrence of Arabia. Especially the gimmick of panning from right to left almost throughout the film to symbolize a journey. Some good performances makes it worthwhile, but ultimately too long. The last third is virtually without dialogue, and it didn't really capture me thoroughly so I gradually lost interest in where our characters went. Both geographically and psychologically.

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      • Sep 27, 2008

        A painfully long movie...

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      • Apr 02, 2008

        The worst!!! When its finally over you find yourself asking, how can so many talented people make something this pretentious and odious.

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      • Mar 22, 2008

        Bertolucci's worst film. I would rather tear my eyes out than see this again.

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