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The Naughton Gallery presents The Sheltering Sky as part of its SCREEN/PRINT series, with a free poster designed by Till Lukat for each attendee.Academy Award-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci (Last Tango in Paris, The Last Emperor) brings a stunning adaptation of Paul Bowles' heartbreaking classic novel to the screen.
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.
The Sheltering Sky won a BAFTA for Vittorio Storaro's outstanding cinematography and a Golden Globe for Ryuichi Sakamoto's haunting original score.
The Naughton Gallery and UsFolk illustration agency present The Sheltering Sky as the next instalment in their popular SCREEN/PRINT series, through which illustrators are commissioned to create new posters for films which have inspired or influenced their practices. All ticket holders will receive a limited edition print by Till Lukat.
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Queen's Film Theatre, Belfast, United Kingdom
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