Little stories in Turkestan, following Ella Maillart
by Elsa Cornevin, Amiel Emdin
France
Directors: Elsa Cornevin, Amiel Emdin, after Ella Maillart's novel Turkestan Solo: A Journey Through Central Asia
Adaptation: Elsa Cornevin
Cinematographer: Amiel Emdin
Editors: Elsa Cornevin, Amiel Emdin, Barbera Visser
Sound: R.Moukambetov, A. Kourmanov, J. Cocu, J. Staderoli
Production:
GREC
14 rue Alexandre Parodi
75010 Paris
France
Tel: 0033 1.44.89.99.99
Fax: 0033 1.44.89.99.94
Year: 2001
Betacam SP, Colour, 52 min
OV with French Subtitles.
Unreleased
July 1932. Ella Maillart uses every possible means to reach Central Asia where she hopes to discover an authentic nomadic life, despite the soviet policy of forced settlement and modernisation. From the Tien Chan mountains to the mythical villages of Turkestan, she travels all over Central Asia and comes back with note books filled with comments and photos bearing witness to her study trip. Sixty years later, a traveller follows in Ella’s footsteps. Another journey is about to start...
