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Mesopotamia

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A woman from a wealthy family, an adventurer, an archaeologist, a spy, and a speaker of Arabic and Persian, Gertrude Bell, in the early 20th century, achieved a political career unimaginable not only by women but also by men. Werner Herzog titled his film about her "Queen of the Desert," and it's perfectly accurate: Gertrude shaped the history of the Middle East, an ancient land that all the powerful nations of the time dreamed of conquering.

Olivier Guez shows us Gertrude as a human being, first and foremost, with all her weaknesses and dramas. Kings and presidents bowed before her, she was friends with Lawrence of Arabia, but she was never happy. And could such a strong woman have what's called "feminine happiness"?
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