Letters from Baghdad

See ‘Letters From Baghdad’ Documentary, Talk With Film’s Executive Director

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At Darien Library on Monday night, you can both see the movie about Gertrude Bell, a British spy, explorer and political powerhouse, and then talk about the movie with the executive director. The event, which is free, starts at 7 p.m., this Monday, June 11. Letters from Baghdad is the story of a true original – Gertrude Bell – the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day. — an announcement from the Darien Community Association and Darien Library

Voiced and executive produced by Academy award winning actor Tilda Swinton, the documentary tells the dramatic story of Bell. She traveled widely in Arabia before being recruited by British military intelligence to help draw the borders and establish the modern state of Iraq after World War I.

Using never-seen-before footage of the region, the film chronicles her extraordinary journey into both the uncharted Arabian desert and the inner sanctum of British colonial power.

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See the Movie ‘Letters from Baghdad’ Monday Night and Talk With the Executive Director

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At Darien Library on Monday night, you can both see the movie about Gertrude Bell, a British spy, explorer and political powerhouse, and then talk about the movie with the executive director. The event, which is free, starts at 7 p.m., this Monday, June 11. Letters from Baghdad is the story of a true original – Gertrude Bell – the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day. — an announcement from the Darien Community Association and Darien Library

Voiced and executive produced by Academy award winning actor Tilda Swinton, the documentary tells the dramatic story of Bell. She traveled widely in Arabia before being recruited by British military intelligence to help draw the borders and establish the modern state of Iraq after World War I.

Using never-seen-before footage of the region, the film chronicles her extraordinary journey into both the uncharted Arabian desert and the inner sanctum of British colonial power.