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Oct 26, 2011 · The Journey to Kafiristan (2001) In 1939, the author Annemarie Schwarzenbach and the ethnologist Ella Maillart travel together by car to Kabul, but each is in pursuit of her own project.
The film follows Swiss author Annemarie Schwarzenbach's journey through Kafiristan, a region in Afghanistan, with ethnologist Ella Maillart, who is investigating nomadic people there, as they explore themselves and their developing feelings toward each other.
In 1939, the author Annemarie Schwarzenbach and the ethnologist Ella Maillart travel together by car to Kabul, but each is in pursuit of her own project. Annemarie Schwarzenbach, who was among Erika and Klaus Mann's circle of friends in the 30s, is searching for a place of refuge... Read all.
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- Drama
- Donatello Dubini, Fosco Dubini
- 2002-11-07
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.
- Fosco Dubini, Donatello Dubini
- Dubini Filmproduktion
Jul 26, 2002 · In the months leading up to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Schwarzenbach (Jeannette Hain) and German ethnologist Ella Maillart (Nina Petri) traverse the Balkans, Turkey, Iran, and Afghanistan in a ...
- Bill Stamets
Sep 27, 2001 · Ella Maillart justifies her restlessness, her need for movement and travel, with a scientific pretext: she would like to explore the mysterious Kafiristan Valley and make a name for herself with publications on the archaic life of the nomads living there.
Matthew Burton Cast. Matthias Kälin Cinematography. Christel Maye Editing. Gudrun Roscher Production Design. Critics reviews. In 1939, the author Annemarie Schwarzenbach and the ethnologist Ella Maillart travel together by car to Kabul, but each is in pursuit of her own project.
