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Dominican Rep. The Sheltering Sky
- Original title
- The Sheltering Sky
- Year
- 1990
- Running time
- 133 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Debra Winger
John Malkovich
Campbell Scott
Jill Bennett
Timothy Spall- Eric Vu-An
- Amina Annabi
- Sotigui Kouyaté
- Philippe Morier-Genoud
- Ben Smail
Nicoletta Braschi- Paul Bowles
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production United Kingdom-Italy;
- Genre
- Drama | Africa. 1940s
- Synopsis
- The American artist couple Port and Kit Moresby travels aimless through Africa, searching for new experiences that could give new sense to their relationship. But the flight to distant regions leads both only deeper into despair. An Adaptation of Paul Bowles' Novel.
- Awards
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1990: Golden Globes: Best Original Soundtrack. 2 Nominations1990: BAFTA Awards: Best Photography. Nominated for Best Production Design1990: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Cinematography. 2 Nominations1990: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Music Score. 2 Nom.1990: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Cinematography1990: National Society of Film Critics (NSFC): nominated to Best Actress.
- Critics' reviews
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"As you'd expect, it's a big, handsome film, rich and strange in psychological depths and eroticism"
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"A disappointingly reductive adaptation of Paul Bowles's first novel."
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