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At the time of Shakespeare's birth in 1564, the English language was besieged by foreign importations--French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, and Latin-by-the-yard.
The familiar story of the Trojan horse appears in Virgil's Aeneid : The horse, with armed men hidden inside, is presented by the Greek enemy to the besieged city of Troy, and brought within its walls.
In contrast, Bernardo Bertolucci's Besieged , from a script that the director wrote with Clare Peploe, has no narration and little dialogue: The intent is to keep the audience disoriented.
Clinton's recent visit marked the final straw for a quiet community besieged by rich and gaudy outsiders.
Besieged , a film that combines a stunning sensuality with a rigorous economy, you know that you're in the hands of a filmmaker who trusts in the storytelling power of the camera," writes Kevin Thomas in the Los Angeles Times . "Besieged is a thrilling reminder of what moving, personal art the director of The Conformist and The Last Emperor can make when inspired by the right material," says Entertainment Weekly 's Lisa Schwarzbaum.