剧情：LettersFromBaghdadtellstheextraordinaryandthought-provokingstoryofBritish-bornGertrudeBell.Apioneeringadventurer,diplomat,archaeologistandspy,BelltraveledwidelyintheMiddleEastatthedawnofthe20thcentury. MoreinfluentialinherdaythancolleagueLawrenceofArabia,Bell(1868-1926)helpedcreatethenationofIraq,installitsfirstkingandesta... (展开全部) LettersFromBaghdadtellstheextraordinaryandthought-provokingstoryofBritish-bornGertrudeBell.Apioneeringadventurer,diplomat,archaeologistandspy,BelltraveledwidelyintheMiddleEastatthedawnofthe20thcentury. MoreinfluentialinherdaythancolleagueLawrenceofArabia,Bell(1868-1926)helpedcreatethenationofIraq,installitsfirstkingandesta... LettersFromBaghdadtellstheextraordinaryandthought-provokingstoryofBritish-bornGertrudeBell.Apioneeringadventurer,diplomat,archaeologistandspy,BelltraveledwidelyintheMiddleEastatthedawnofthe20thcentury. MoreinfluentialinherdaythancolleagueLawrenceofArabia,Bell(1868-1926)helpedcreatethenationofIraq,installitsfirstkingandestablishedtheIraqMuseum,whichwasinfamouslyransackedduringtheAmericaninvasionin2003. RevealinganunexpectedlookattheMiddleEastfrom100yearsago,throughstunningarchivalfootage,thefilmfollowsBell’sunprecedentedrisewithintheall-maleranksofMilitaryIntelligencetotheinnersanctumofpower.Usingprimarysourcematerialfrompublicandprivatearchivesallovertheworld,thefilmoffersabehind-the-scenesviewintoBritishcolonialpoliciesandIraqistateformation. LettersFromBaghdadexplorestheideasofbordersandboundaries,ofculturalandpoliticalidentities,andhowthepastandpresentoverlap.Belldiedatage58fromanoverdoseofsleepingpillsandisburiedinBaghdad.