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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Luigi Falorni |
| Genre: |
Education/General Interest |
| Subgenre: |
Desert · Nature · Folk Music · Music (General) · Theatrical Release · World History/Culture |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
794043776823 |
| Release Date: |
2004 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 27min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 27min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (January 25, 2005)
UPC: 794043776823 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Luigi Falorni |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/01/2004, p.64, Geoffrey Macnab): "[C]ompelling as any fictional feature....The film-makers are alert to the beauty and austerity of the landscapes." |
| More Information |
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Effortlessly blending drama, nature documentary, and ethnographic film, THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL weaves a magical tale about a nomadic Mongolian family who reunite a rejected baby camel with its mother. When a mother camel refuses to sustain her child, the keepers of the camels often reunite them in a ritual with folk music and chanting, the results of which elicit deep emotion--even causing the mother camel to weep real tears. Exploring more than just traditional ritual, this film speaks to the very nature of love--the baby camel cannot survive without his mother, just as no animal or person can. <br> <br> Directors Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni drew upon the documentary style of Robert Flaherty (NANOOK OF THE NORTH), who recreated events to comprehensively portray his subjects. The pair tirelessly filmed spontaneous events for much of the mother-baby story, but chose to recreate certain moments in the family's daily life. A particularly humorous and insightful example involves a young boy ... |
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