Queen of the Desert at Berlinale 2015

[Sanjin Jukic]

Queen of the Desert at Berlinale 2015

Director: Werner Herzog
Cinematographer: Peter Zeitlinger
Shot on Red Epic / Red Epic Dragon / Red Scarlet


James Franco – Henry Cadogan
Nicole Kidman – Gertrude Bell
Robert Pattinson – Col. T.E. Lawrence
Damian Lewis – Charles Doughty


"The film tells the story of Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) who, as historian, novelist and member of the British secret service,
played a decisive role around 1920 in setting the course for the new political order in the Middle East. As an educated young woman,
for whom no suitable husband can be found in England, she journeys to Tehran. After a tragic love affair with diplomat and inveterate gambler Henry Cadogan,
she decides to give up on her private life and discover the region as an explorer. Before the backdrop of the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire she learns languages,
translates literature, meets with Muslim dignitaries in Cairo, Basra and Baghdad and earns their trust through her pluck and respect.
Predestined to be a mediator between the Orient and the British Empire, she contributes to defining the new borders in the region after the First World War.
And then love enters her life once again.
Werner Herzog uses the vast desert landscapes to depict the architecture of his characters' souls.
A panoramic epic about the woman who has gone down in history as 'the female Lawrence of Arabia'."

Trailer: Queen of the Desert

[video]http://flashondemand.top-ix.org/IFB/berlinale2015/filmexcerpt/201510428_filmexcerpt.mp4[/video]

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[Marc Berger]

Thanks for posting this,
would love to watch it at the Berlinale...did you? Are these your photos from the press meeting?

 

[Stuart Hooper]

Reviews have been harsh, but screw 'em, I'm looking forward to this.

 

[Sanjin Jukic]