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This film depicts two journeys. The first is that of a group of wealthy bourgeois German, Italian and American tourists on a luxury cruise up the mysterious Sepik River, in the jungles of Papua New Guinea -- the packaged version of a "heart of darkness." The second journey (the real text o...

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Corporate Authors: O'Rourke & Associates, Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, Channel Four (Great Britain), Direct Cinema Ltd
Other Authors: O'Rourke, Dennis
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Dialogue primarily in German and Italian with English subtitles ; some dialogue in English.
Subjects:
Culture conflict > Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea > Description and travel.
Papua New Guinea > Social life and customs.
Tourism > Papua New Guinea.
Travelers > Psychology.
Tourists > Psychology.
Travel > Psychological aspects.
Tourism and art > Papua New Guinea.
Documentary films.
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Summary:This film depicts two journeys. The first is that of a group of wealthy bourgeois German, Italian and American tourists on a luxury cruise up the mysterious Sepik River, in the jungles of Papua New Guinea -- the packaged version of a "heart of darkness." The second journey (the real text of the film) is a metaphysical one. It is an attempt to discover the place of "the Other" in the popular imagination. It affords a glimpse at the real (mostly unconsidered or misunderstood) reasons why "civilized" people wish to encounter the "primitive."
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987.
Full screen presentation.
A foreign film (Australia).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (67 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Region 1; NTSC; Dolby digital.
Production Credits:Photography, Dennis O'Rourke ; editor, Tim Litchfield ; music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
ISBN:1559746939
9781559746939