Journey Along the Silk Road
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Actor: Paul PelliotBrand: Media Blasters
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-02-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Tokyo Shock
Movie Reviews of Journey Along the Silk Road
Movie Review: slice of life along the silk road
Summary: 4 Stars
I read the two reviews below, laughed and decided this imperfect video was right for me. I'd rather watch wall climbing and lemon eating and than a polished tourist sites video.
The film transports you to a train station where Chinese police clamp down on the photographer, street life in Tashkent, crowds of vendors pushing onto a train, call to prayer train stops, locals laughing, bartering, befriending the traveler. While the images and meanings aren't fully developed, they slip by as they might in a real trip.
Ken is occasionally undiplomatic and the video sometimes silly. He drinks 2 cent yogurt from the vendors cup, but never tells us the effect on his gut. WHY would you start this trip in the winter in the north and head to the southern deserts for summer? And yes it needs editing, esp. at the beginning which is disorganized and has some camera shake, and at the end which needs a new text.
If you love the silk road and want a learned and accessible tale of travel, read Colin Thubron. But this video too is useful, a pleasant inexpensive way to catch glimpses of central Asia. We loved it.
Summary of Journey Along the Silk Road
All are familiar with the famous Silk Road, but few know of French scholar Paul Pelliot?s discovery of a second route nearly 100 years ago. For the first time ever, foreign cameras retrace the route discovered by Pelliot by traversing an immense desert known as the "Ocean of Sand." During their two-week journey, the participating scholars attempt to solve the mystery surrounding the importance and historical impact of the NEW SILK ROAD. This documentary captures their entire thought-provoking adventure through this rarely seen area of the world.Similar DVD Movies
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