The Sheltering Sky is a 1990 drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Debra Winger and John Malkovich. The film is based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Paul Bowles about a couple who journey to North Africa in the hopes of rekindling their marriage but soon fall prey to the dangers that surround them. The story culminates with the man falling severely ill in a very remote area of the Sahara desert, from where the events turn catastrophic.
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama |
Release Date - Oct 25, 1990 |
Run Time - 138 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$25,000,000
Box Office
$2,075,084
Tags
Adultery, Africa, Art/Music, British, Extramarital Affair, Film Based On A Novel, North Africa, Sahara Desert, Sheltering Sky
Attributes
Based On: based on novels, The Sheltering Sky
Narrative Location: Sahara
Subject: foreignness, liberty, marriage, travel
Time Period: 1940s
Narrative Location: Sahara
Subject: foreignness, liberty, marriage, travel
Time Period: 1940s
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Alternate Titles
Čaj u Sahari
RS
Çölde çay
TR
Den skyddande himlen
SE
El cielo protector
ES
Himmel über der Wüste
DE
Il tè nel deserto
IT
Med himmelen som tak
NO
O Céu Que Nos Protege
BR
Oltalmazó ég
HU
Po dangaus stogu
LT
Pod osłoną nieba
PL
Pod pokrovom nebes
RU
Refugio para el amor
AR, PE
Suojaava taivas
FI
The Sheltering Sky
AU, CA, EC, IN, ID, PH, SG, AE, GB, US
Um Chá no Deserto
PT
Un ceai în Sahara
RO
Un thé au Sahara
CA, FR
Under himlens dække
DK
Τσάι στη Σαχάρα
GR
Под небесния покрив
BG
Чай в пустинята
BG
シェルタリング・スカイ
JP
遮蔽的天空
CN, TW