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Ella Maillart: Double Journey

2015 · 40 min Documentary History
7.7 / 10 · TMDB

Summer 1939. Ella Maillart and Annemarie Schwarzenbach leave Europe for Asia. Ella hopes to make an ethnographic film and to help Annemarie get off drugs. In Kabul she realizes to have lost all certainties and faces the difficult search for herself. For a year she travels alone in the British Indies, a keen observer of the colonial system, living from moment to moment while war ravages Europe. Letters, diaries, film footage and photographs reveal a portrait of Ella Maillart (1903-1997), one of the greatest travelers and photographers of the last century. Narrated by the voice of a great actress, Irène Jacob.

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Year 2015
Genre Documentary, History
Director Mariann Lewinsky
Runtime 40 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.7/10 (3 votes)

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Ella Maillart: Double Journey is a very strong film rated 7.7/10. Great direction and performances make this one well worth adding to your watchlist.

A high rating speaks for itself — this film found its audience and didn't let them down. Trust the collective taste.

Released in 2015, this film holds up just as well today. Best for: any evening when you want quality cinema with no compromises.

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