# The Sheltering Sky (1990)

> An American couple’s search for renewal across North Africa becomes a haunting descent into marital estrangement, erotic danger, and existential despair.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14137

## Facts

- Runtime: 138 min
- Genres: Drama, Adventure
- Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
- Cast: Debra Winger, John Malkovich, Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett, Timothy Spall, Eric Vu-An, Amina Annabi, Philippe Morier-Genoud
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100594/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, brooding, erotic, solitary evening, arthouse film night

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- [Betty Blue (1986)](https://ember.film/movie/6881)
- [Hideous Kinky (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/5317)

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