Rent The Sheltering Sky (1990)
3.2 of 5 from 88 ratings
2h 12min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- In the hopes of rekindling their marriage, sophisticated American couple Port and Kit Moresby (John Malkovich and Debra Winger) set off for North Africa intending to travel through Algeria -uncertain of exactly where they are heading but determined to leave the modern world behind. They are instead tested to their limits by the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the desert.
- Actors:
- Debra Winger, John Malkovich, Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett, Timothy Spall, Eric Vu-An, Amina Annabi, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Sotigui Kouyaté, Tom Novembre, Ben Smaïl, Kamel Cherif, Mohammed Afifi, Brahim Oubana, Carolyn De Fonseca, Veronica Lazar, Rabea Tami, Nicoletta Braschi, Samiri Menouer, Keltoum Alaoui
- Directors:
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Producers:
- Jeremy Thomas
- Narrated By:
- Paul Bowles
- Writers:
- Paul Bowles, Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci
- Others:
- Vittorio Storaro, Gianni Silvestri
- Studio:
- Cinema Club
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Introducing a British Film Family, Roeg and Bertolucci: Remembering the Masters, Top 10 Award Winners at the London Film Festival, Top 10 Best Picture Follow-Ups, Top 10 Films By Year, Top Films, Top Films of 1990: Vol. 2
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/11/2020
- Run Time:
- 138 minutes
- Languages:
- Arabic Dolby Digital 5.1, Arabic LPCM Stereo, English Dolby Digital 5.1, English LPCM Stereo, French Dolby Digital 5.1, French LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, and screenwriter Mark Peploe
- Desert Roses - a 47-minute making of documentary directed by Gabriella Cristiani
- Lost in Transit - Brand new visual essay about the film by David Cairns and Fiona Watson
- Dressing the Desert - Brand new interview with Art Director Andrew Sanders
- Writing in the Sand - Brand new interview with screenwriter Mark Peploe about 'The Sheltering Sky' and his career in film
- EPK Interviews
- Image Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
