撩起竹帘

  • 120分钟
  • WhenmostpeoplethinkofVietnam,Burma,andCambodia,the… WhenmostpeoplethinkofVietnam,Burma,andCambodia,theythinkofthemassitesofwarandsuffering.Indeed,thesethreecountrieshavelanguishedformanyyearsbehindtheBambooCurtain,andtheirrecentemergencehasgiventouriststheopportunitytoexplorelandswhichhavechangedlittleindecades. NocountryhasbeenmorehiddenfromthemodernworldthanBurma.Sincethe1950'stouristshavebeenrestrictedtobetween24hoursand7daystoseethecountry.CalledtheAlbaniaofAsia,Burmahasonlyrecentlybeguntoopenitsdoorstotravelers,andRickRaywasthereontheRoadtoMandalaytofilmthewondersofInleLake,thecolonialdecayofRangoon,thelongneckwomenhilltribes,andthetemple-studdedplainsofPagan.JoinRickashejourneysfromSaigontoHanoionVietnam'sHighwayOne,withstopsinDalat,NhaTrang,ChinaBeach,Danang,theDMZ,HalongBayandHanoi. Finally,ventureintothetroubledlandofCambodia,foralookatacountrystillcomingtotermswiththeravagesofwar.FromthekillingfieldsofPhnomPenh,tothemagnificenceofAngkorWat,thejourneyexplorestheheightsanddepthsofhumanachievementandsufferinginthehomelandofKhmerculture. WiththebreakupoftheSovietUnion,manyoftheemergingcountriesofIndochinahavefoundthemselveswithanewopportunitytooverthrowoldregimesandproceedwithamoreself-determinedcourse.ItistimetoRaisetheBambooCurtainandshedsomelightonworldshiddenfromtheeyesofoutsidersformanyyears. Runningtime:95minutes