(Flash Review)
During global strife in the Middle East, the British government strategizes a plan to create order and boundaries between nations. Gertrude Bell, coming from high British status chooses to leave that life and in order to wander through the beauty of the desert and making friends with people in every nation and soaking up their "poetry of life." She made countless contacts, made genuine friendships and gained trust throughout unstable lands while reporting back to British officials. This film was picturesque in a minimal way and it really showed her love for the land and the cultures yet I wish the film had more boldly shown the true impact and unique influence she had rather than leaving it to factoids at the end. It also lacked any sense of drama or true challenge of her adventures.
During global strife in the Middle East, the British government strategizes a plan to create order and boundaries between nations. Gertrude Bell, coming from high British status chooses to leave that life and in order to wander through the beauty of the desert and making friends with people in every nation and soaking up their "poetry of life." She made countless contacts, made genuine friendships and gained trust throughout unstable lands while reporting back to British officials. This film was picturesque in a minimal way and it really showed her love for the land and the cultures yet I wish the film had more boldly shown the true impact and unique influence she had rather than leaving it to factoids at the end. It also lacked any sense of drama or true challenge of her adventures.