Besieged (1998)
When an African dictator jails her husband, Shandurai goes into exile in Italy, studying medicine and keeping house for Mr. Kinsky, an eccentric English pianist and composer. She lives in one room of his Roman palazzo. He besieges her with flowers, gifts, and music, declaring passionately that he loves her, would go to Africa with her, would do anything for her. "What do you know of Africa?," she asks, then, in anguish, shouts, "Get my husband out of jail!" The rest of the film plays out the implications of this scene and leaves Shandurai with a choice.
The movie Besieged, released in 1998, features 19 songs from artists like Stefano Arnaldi, Andrea Quercia, Papa Wemba and John Coltrane. What is your favorite song from Besieged?
Songs from Besieged
- Fantasy in D Minor K397
- Stefano Arnaldi
- Sonata from op.7 in E minor: 2nd Movement
- Stefano Arnaldi
- Prelude in E Flat Minor
- Stefano Arnaldi
- Study op. 8 no. 12 in D Sharp Minor
- Stefano Arnaldi
- 32 Variations in C Minor
- Stefano Arnaldi
- Waltz in E Major
- Andrea Quercia
- Africa
- Maria Valencia
- Papa Wemba
- Le voyageur
- Papa Wemba
- Sina
- Mambote na nje
- My Favourite Things
- John Coltrane
- Diaraby
- Ali Faraka Toure, Ry Cooder
- Nyumbani
- Full Option
- Empire Bakuba
- Cuore Matto
- Little Tony
- Ostinato
- Stefano Arnaldi
- Original score published by Editions Jaune Citron (SACEM)
- Original soundtrack available on Milan/BMG Records
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