Cynthia Sleiter

The Sheltering Sky

Based on the book by Paul Bowles

In the aftermath of the Second World War, Port and Kit Moresby arrive by ship in North Africa. from North American homeland, Port is looking for inspiration and a way to save his marriage with Kit. Accompanied by the young George Tunner, who has his eye on Kit. In the foreign country, the couple only grow further apart; Port and Kit each lose themselves individually in boundless experiences of intoxication. The couple, penetrate deeper into the Sahara.

Oliver Smith, Jane Bowles & Paul Bowles, New York
Irving Penn
American, 1917–2009

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