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LettersFromBaghdadtellstheextraordinaryandthought-provokingstoryofBritish-bornGertrudeBell.Apioneeringadventurer,diplomat,archaeologistandspy,BelltraveledwidelyintheMiddleEastatthedawnofthe20thcentury.<br/> MoreinfluentialinherdaythancolleagueLawrenceofArabia,Bell(1868-1926)helpedcreatethenationofIraq,installitsfirstkingandestablishedtheIraqMuseum,whichwasinfamouslyransackedduringtheAmericaninvasionin2003.<br/> RevealinganunexpectedlookattheMiddleEastfrom100yearsago,throughstunningarchivalfootage,thefilmfollowsBell’sunprecedentedrisewithintheall-maleranksofMilitaryIntelligencetotheinnersanctumofpower.Usingprimarysourcematerialfrompublicandprivatearchivesallovertheworld,thefilmoffersabehind-the-scenesviewintoBritishcolonialpoliciesandIraqistateformation.<br/> LettersFromBaghdadexplorestheideasofbordersandboundaries,ofculturalandpoliticalidentities,andhowthepastandpresentoverlap.Belldiedatage58fromanoverdoseofsleepingpillsandisburiedinBaghdad.
