Queen of
the Desert
“My Dear ,
I want to see you but that of course can’t be until God pleases”
With Queen
of the Desert German director Werner Herzog brings out a new major movie and
for sure
again an epic film. Academy nominee
Werner Herzog is one of the best directors ever and has created many wonderful
and special movies and we eagerly awaiting QOTD with Award winning actors
Nicole Kidman and Damian Lewis as well as James Franco and Robert Pattinson
Queen of the
Desert is the story of Gertrude Bell an English writer, traveler and
archaeologist
who had
great contacts and became highly influential she was often recalled as the
female
Laurence of
Aribia.
The film
also reflects her love life as well and Gertrude Bell had an affair with a
married man
Charles
Doughty-Whiley!
Colonel
Charles Doughty-Whiley was a man of high reputation who became besotted with
Bell
But was
married and felt unable to leave his wife for Gertrude and was captured in his
unhappy
marriage and his responsibilities. Bell and Doughty-Whiley exchanged letters
about their
feelings and you can read them in “Gertrude Bell The Arabian Diaries”
in April
1915 he lead soldiers on a very dangerous mission in Gallipoli and a Turkish
bullet
killed him!
Fellow soldiers noticed in surprise he didn’t had a weapon or anything else
with him.
Was it the
unconsumed love to Gertrude Bell who forced him to do that….who knows.
The film
premiered earlier this year at the Berlin Film Festival and even Damian has a
supporting
role, he
earned a lot of praises for his performance of Charles Doughty-Whiley a man
captured
in his
marriage and his reputation but full of heartfelt love for Gertrude Bell.
in cinemas for details please check: damian-lewis.com
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