| Journey to Kafiristan | 
 enlarge | Directors: Fosco Dubini, Donatello Dubini
Actors: Jeanette Hain, Nina Petri, Anika Unterburg, Andre Dahms, Vassilios Avgouteas
Studio: Picture This
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 80466
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), German (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 100
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1893410498
UPC: 667443522140
EAN: 9781893410497
ASIN: B00008YLUR
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: July 1, 2003
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Condition: BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED
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Description
Journey To Kafiristan tells the epic quest of two women in 1939 who start out - presumably for health and professional reasons - in search of a beautiful valley in Afghanistan, and end up instead on a road trip bursting with eroticism and self-discovery. The true-life story of Swiss writer Annemarie Schwarzenbach (a cohort of Thomas Mann's children Erika and Klaus, played by Jeanette Hain of The Trio) and ethnologist Ella Maillart (played by Nina Petry of Run Lola Run) unfolds along the often-arduous route from Geneva, Switzerland (via the Balkans and Persia) to Kabul, Afghanistan. At a time when Europe is preparing for World War II, Annemarie is trying to run away from her addiction to morphine and Ella searches for a tribe of nomads living in the legendary Kafiristan Valley, in hopes that their story will enhance her body of published scholarly works.
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 great rental June 8, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I don't understand the disappointed reviewers here. A little research at Amazon or IMDb would have revealed this may arguably be termed an "art film", but it certainly isn't lesbian soft porn, and why in the world would anyone purchase something they knew nothing about when they could easily rent it from Netflix or Blockbuster online? No, it's not in the same league as Aimee & Jaguar, but Jeannette Hain is fun to watch, the settings are gorgeous, and there's also some interesting music (that's what led me to this page - looking for a soundtrack listing). If you like travel stories and aren't left cold by subtlety, give this a try. Oh - the particular tune in question was "Hindou," and you can hear it on The Lecuona Cuban Boys, Vol. 5 (1932-1940) Enjoy.
 Extraordinary film!! December 7, 2005
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I definetly recommend this movie. It is a wonderful film that perfectly combines beautiful music, dialogues and scenarios.
I love it and it is one of my favorite movies about love between women.
 Unusual ... October 29, 2005
This is an unusual travel film: part documentary, part (subtle) love story and part travel adventure. The movie is essentially based on the travel smitten Ella Maillart who has a high passion of seeking far and remote lands. After returning from a long trip to Tibet with the renowned Peter Fleming, she decides to seek the relatively undiscovered, unmapped and unknown region called "Kafiristan" (that means the land of non-believers in Persian) by car. For a reason that isn't very clear she picks an unusual travel partner in AnneMarie, who is recovering in a drug rehab center. AnneMarie is quirky, perpetually depressed and has extreme mood swings. The viewer cannot help wonder why a seasoned traveler like Ella would pick such an uninitiated travel companion (the reasons haven't been made explicit and are shown as subtle messages).
For a travel-centered movie, there is very little countryside and landscape. On most occasions they have shown the Ford winding its way through a dusty road. The viewer gets confused if it Turkey, Iran or Afghanistan. Surprisingly, there is no background movie score or it is unnoticeable.
In one of the scenes Ella and AnneMarie are riding their Ford across the high Afghan desert in their black Ford and they are being escorted by two Afghans riding on Camels. This majestic panoramic scene is the hallmark of a otherwise boring fare. People who like to travel might relate to the pull of traveling on a whim and seeking places seldom visited by people.
Truth in a photograph February 23, 2004
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
A true story from more than sixty years ago, yet it could have happened yesterday in much the same part of the globe. Slow, melodic, and like a day dream, no one denies the exquisite erotic tension that exists here. Neither can it be denied that this perfume is found in a patriarchal world of imminent violence. In one extraordinary scene after another, where communication cannot be had by the exchange of words, a rapport is obtained between the inhabitants of this world despite the inexorable progress to war.
 Journey to where? February 18, 2004
2 out of 15 found this review helpful
I hated this movie...I don't think I can come up with anything nice to say at the moment about this it. It was slow...boring...and well...odd. Unfortunately we purchased this movie, so now we're stuck with it! :(
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