Afghanistan
1940
1h 30m
Throughout the 1930s, alongside Joseph Hackin and architect Jean Carl, Marie-Alice, known as Ria, participated in the excavation expeditions in Afghanistan, on the sites of Begram and Bamiyan, from where came a large part of the Afghan Guimet Museum collections. Ria filmed the archaeological sites and the first Afghan landscapes in black and white and then in 16mm color devices (Kodachrome). She died at 55, along with her husband, in 1941, when leaving for a mission in Asia, on board the ship Jonathan Holt, which was torpedoed by the Germans near the coast of Brittany. The screening session will be accompanied by a sound track selected by Vincent Moon and Priscilla Telmon especially for the film, covering various periods of Afghan music.
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Throughout the 1930s, alongside Joseph Hackin and architect Jean Carl, Marie-Alice, known as Ria, participated in the excavation expeditions in Afghanistan, on the sites of Begram and Bamiyan, from where came a large part of the Afghan Guimet Museum collections. Ria filmed the archaeological sites and the first Afghan landscapes in black and white and then in 16mm color devices (Kodachrome). She died at 55, along with her husband, in 1941, when leaving for a mission in Asia, on board the ship Jonathan Holt, which was torpedoed by the Germans near the coast of Brittany. The screening session will be accompanied by a sound track selected by Vincent Moon and Priscilla Telmon especially for the film, covering various periods of Afghan music. Afghanistan is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for updates..
1940
1h30m
Director
RIA HACKIN
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