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This unusual documentary explores the differences and the surprising similarities that emerge when Western and New Guinean people meet within the context of organized "travel adventure tours." This gently ironic film neither condones nor condemns the tourists or the Papua New Guineans. It...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: O'Rourke & Associates, Direct Cinema Ltd
Other Authors: O'Rourke, Dennis
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA : Direct Cinema Ltd., [1987?]
Subjects:
Culture conflict > Papua New Guinea.
Tourism > Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea > Social conditions.
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Summary:This unusual documentary explores the differences and the surprising similarities that emerge when Western and New Guinean people meet within the context of organized "travel adventure tours." This gently ironic film neither condones nor condemns the tourists or the Papua New Guineans. It offers a series of striking observations that exemplify the quandry of culture clash and the human sameness of people everywhere.
Item Description:Videocassette release of the 1987 production.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (77 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Photography, Dennis O'Rourke ; editor, Tim Litchfield ; music, Wolfgang Mozart.