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The Sheltering Sky is a 1949 novel of alienation and existential despair by American writer and composer Paul Bowles.
- Paul Bowles
- 1949
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 (who appears in a cameo role) 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.
Dec 12, 1990 · Based on Paul Bowles' novel, the film follows an American couple's journey of self-discovery and despair in Morocco after WWII. Starring Debra Winger, John Malkovich, and Campbell Scott, the film won a BAFTA Award and received mixed reviews.
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- Adventure, Drama
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- 1990-12-12
In this classic work of psychological terror, Paul Bowles examines the ways in which Americans apprehend an alien culture--and the ways in which their incomprehension destroys them.
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- Paperback
- Paul Bowles
The Sheltering Sky, first novel by Paul Bowles, published in 1948. Considered a model of existential fiction, it sold well and was a critical success.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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The Sheltering Sky puts its talented stars at odds with a misguided and largely unsatisfying adaptation of potentially unfilmable source material. An American couple (John Malkovich, Debra Winger...
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- Drama, Adventure, Romance
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