The Complete 2003 Festival Schedule

THE JOURNEY TO KAFIRISTAN
(DIE REISE NACH KAFIRISTAN)
Harvard Exit Theatre
Monday, October 20
7:15pm

Based on the remarkable true story of Annemarie Schwarzenbach (a friend of Erika and Klaus Mann), the hypnotic JOURNEY TO KAFIRISTAN follows Schwarzenbach and ethnologist Ella Maillart on a transcontinental adventure during the summer of 1939. The women travel through the breathtaking landscapes of Switzerland, Turkey, and Afghanistan on their way to the fabled “Valley of Good Fortune” in Kafiristan, in an effort to escape their personal dramas and the political unrest in Europe. Ella searches for the idealized homeland of a nomadic people, while Annemarie embarks upon a voyage of self-discovery following her battles with morphine addiction. As they press through unfamiliar worlds and draw closer to their destination, Ella and Annemarie are drawn together… and passions ignite.

THE JOURNEY TO KAFIRISTAN; Fosco Dubini and Donatello Dubini, directors; 2001; Germany/Switzerland/the Netherlands; 100 minutes; 35mm (in German with English subtitles)

Copresented by Richard Hugo House

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