American Bellydancer (2005) DVDRip XviD

*American Bellydancer (2005) DVDRip XviD*
Language: English
02:06:57 | 640 x 468 | XviD - 1099Kbps | 29.97fps | Mp3 - 128Kbps |
1124.77 Mb
*Genre*: Documentary American Bellydancer is an 88 minute documentary
ostensibly about the history, extreme proliferation, feminism and
misogyny of the ancient art form known today as Bellydancing. But it
is also about tension between America and the Middle East, the dreams
of young girls, the dialectic between art and politics and one man's
attempt to reinvent his well-known turf in a failing music industry.
With numerous tangents, the film takes a journey with Miles Copeland,
former manager of the Police and Sting and founder of IRS Records,
which was largely responsible for much of the new wave music of the
80's. His father, who was largely responsible for the creation of the
CIA, brought his family to live in Syria where Miles first encountered
a very different culture. It made sense that after IRS Records and
Sting, Miles represented some of the biggest musical acts in the
Mideast. American Bellydancer tracks his effort to bring this music
deeper into American culture, in spite of our "issues" with that part
of the world. In Riverdance, the music becomes an engine for pure
spectacle as carefully synchronized dancing is put in front of it.