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The Story of the Weeping Camel (DVD)

Byambasuren Davaa (director)

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Review

Entertainment Weekly, 06/11/2004, p.98, "[T]he vivid fictional specifics, and the simple loveliness of the artless performances by nonactor Mongolian nomads, attest to the filmmakers' abundant artistry."

Movieline's Hollywood Life, 06/01/2004, p.104-6, "Filmmakers Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni bring humor and sensitivity to their chronicle of a vanishing way of life."

New York Times, 06/04/2004, p.E14, "[L]ovely, uncomplicated....It's a picture that will probably keep young eyes entranced."

Sight and Sound, 07/01/2004, p.64, "[C]ompelling as any fictional feature....The film-makers are alert to the beauty and austerity of the landscapes."

Uncut, 12/01/2004, p.186, "What raises this is the direction..."

Title Note

IN THEATRES: JUNE 4, 2004 (NY/LA)

Distributor Note

An exotic and beautiful tale, The Story of the Weeping Camel follows the adventures of a family of camel herders in Mongolia's Gobi Desert as they face a crisis when their camel rejects her newborn calf after a difficult birth.

Source: Warner home Video

Release Note

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Surround Stereo 2.0 English
Dolby Surround 5.1 English
Additional Release Material:
Documentary
Text/Photo Gallery:
Photo gallery

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Surround 5.1 English
Dolby Surround Stereo 2.0 English
Additional Release Material:
Documentary
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Galleries

Product Notes

Effortlessly blending drama, nature documentary, and ethnographic film, THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL weaves a magical tale about a nomadic Mongolian family who reunite a rejected baby camel with its mother. When a mother camel refuses to sustain her child, the keepers of the camels often reunite them in a ritual with folk music and chanting, the results of which elicit deep emotion--even causing the mother camel to weep real tears. Exploring more than just traditional ritual, this film speaks to the very nature of love--the baby camel cannot survive without his mother, just as no animal or person can.

Directors Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni drew upon the documentary style of Robert Flaherty (NANOOK OF THE NORTH), who recreated events to comprehensively portray his subjects. The pair tirelessly filmed spontaneous events for much of the mother-baby story, but chose to recreate certain moments in the family's daily life. A particularly humorous and insightful example involves a young boy who clearly feels conflicted between his family life and his desire for a more Western life. The film creates a contrast between the two, showing the boy listening to traditional fables in his family's tent, but then dreaming about owning a television. This spare film provides a visually enchanting and unique learning experience.

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