Lost Worlds of The Middle East

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Binding: DVD EAN: 0181309000028 Format: NTSC Label: Rick Ray Films Manufacturer: Rick Ray Films Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Rick Ray Films Region Code: 1 Release Date: 1999-01-01 Running Time: 90 Studio: Rick Ray Films
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Editorial Reviews: When you hear the words "The Middle East" what images are conjured up in your mind? Do you imagine unparalleled hospitality, dynamic people, breathtaking desert scenery and archeological sites dating back to the dawn of time? Or do you imagine instead terrorism, religious fanaticism, conflicts over oil and brutal political figures? Well, both assessments have elements of truth but the former is more rarely discussed. In reality, the Middle East is a region of paradoxes. It is a land where people go out of their way to make you feel welcome and also a land that throughout history has witnessed acts of unspeakable brutality between enemy tribes and clans. It is a region that never forgives and seemingly never forgets. This video represents a personal journey by filmmaker Rick Ray (10 Questions For The Dalai Lama) to capture, in words and images, the unsettling nature of our relationship with the Middle East. It is a very personal attempt to get to the heart of some of the sources of conflict between and within these nations. Mostly it is an attempt to give the viewer a sense of the people and culture that one cannot find on CNN. On a whim, Rick Ray traveled to Syria, Jordan, Israel and Lebanon - all countries with uneasy diplomatic relations with one another. Ray spoke to people of all religions and cultures, while visiting Petra, Palmyra, the Dead Sea, Damascus, Jerusalem, Beirut, Baalbek and the Cedars of Lebanon. On this journey, Ray discovers an important fact often overlooked by leaders and policy analysts in the US. The people of the Middle East have more in common with each other than they like to let on. Using clever methods, Ray manages to move between these countries as most of their citizens cannot, filming and speaking freely. This DVD allows you to visit these regions without the worries of carrying a passport or a set of beliefs that might get you killed. This is the way it once was when honorable Bedouins drifted freely through the desert, long before colonial powers and brutal dictators put pen to map and divided regions which have nearly identical cultural heritages.