Reviews and announcements of videos and films on Burma
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Description:
directed by Lindsey Merrison – Burma, 86 minutes.
56 minute version also available.
video sale $225 rental $65
?Buddhism and nat worship are like mangoes and bananas?
"...Whether contending with a deceitful daughter-in-law, forecasting financial prospects for a tea
shop, or freeing a husband from government detainment, Friends in High Places reveals the
central role of nats and spirit mediums in alleviating the day to day burdens of modern
Burmese life..".
Lindsey Merrison
Date of publication:
2000-11-30
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
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Description:
by Lindsey Merrison
color, 94 minutes, rd 1996
video sale $225, rental $65
"An examination of biculturalism wrapped in an extraordinary personal odyssey. "Our
Burmese Days" is also a fascinating defacto glimpse of life in a country that's rarely
covered in the media today. Now known as Myanmar, the film's title is a reference to
the novel "Burmese Days" by George Orwell, who worked for a time in the country's
colonial police force...B&W footage of the war in Burma is well integrated with modern views and
memories. The camera gives a a feel for contemporary life, both urban and rural
without being "touristy". The filmmaker had long negotiations with the country's
military for a permit to shoot this film. While the political situation is only hinted at the
film is eloquent about the violence of world and family history; eloquent about the
anguish and spiritual expense of hating one's own origins..."
Lindsey Merrison
Date of publication:
1995-11-30
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
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Reviews and announcements of videos and films on Burma, Burmese political culture - general
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