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Letters from Baghdad

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Letters from Baghdad
Film poster
Directed bySabine Krayenbühl
Zeva Oelbaum
Produced byZeva Oelbaum
Starring
CinematographyGary Clarke
Petr Hlinomaz
Edited bySabine Krayenbühl
Music byPaul Cantelon
Distributed byVitagraph Films
Release dates
  • October 6, 2016 (2016-10-06) (Beirut)
  • June 2, 2017 (2017-06-02) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
France
LanguagesEnglish
Arabic

Letters from Baghdad is a 2016 documentary film about the life and work of Gertrude Bell. It was executive produced by Tilda Swinton, who also provides voiceover work as Bell.[1]

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Synopsis

The film chronicles the work of Gertrude Bell, an Englishwoman and archeologist, living in Arabia in the early 20th century. Her work helped to shape the Arab nation in the aftermath of World War I and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, including the partition of the Ottoman Empire and establishment of the Kingdom of Iraq.

Cast

Voice-overs

Talking heads

Reception

Letters from Baghdad received mostly positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic the film has a score of 71% based on reviews from 12 critics.[2]

Jay Weissberg of Variety both complimented the effort and questioned the historical omissions that might taint the portrait of their subject: "Getting Swinton on board doing double duty as voiceover actor and executive producer was a wise marketing decision, while the involvement of Thelma Schoonmaker and Kevin Brownlow assured appropriate attention would be given to the artistic and archival sides. The film also features staged talking heads speaking words sourced from letters and journals. Absent however is any hint of Edward Said's accusation of Orientalism that's intermittently colored modern assessments of Bell's crucial role in the foundation of modern Iraq; also missing are any negative assessments by her Arab contemporaries. Viewers attuned to chronology may object to the way footage from different eras is mixed together – the visuals accompanying a 1918 letter are certainly not from 1918 – yet that kind of criticism could be considered pedantic. The bottom line is that Oelbaum and Krayenbühl have fleshed out a complex, fascinating figure, and after a successful festival career, it's good to see 'Letters' getting its due via limited release."[3]

References

  1. ^ "'Letters from Baghdad': A Documentary Film With Tilda Swinton As The Voice of Gertrude Bell". Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "'Letters from Baghdad'". Metacritic. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Weissberg, Jay (June 3, 2017). "'Letters from Baghdad' Review: Documentary Gives Gertrude Bell Her Due". Variety. Retrieved June 5, 2017.

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