(Tuva in red on the map)
Producer: BBC world service.
Narrator: Ilona Vinogradova
Length: 22:37
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2009/08/090811_world_stories_bombs_stamps_throat_singers.shtml
The documentary was a story about Richard Feynman, an American physicist and a noble prize winner; it addressed his fascination with Tuva, a remote region in Russia near the Mongolian border which he knew through his hobby of stamp collecting. He had a dream of visiting this amazing land, but his visa was approved and sent it to him a week after he died.
Ilona Vinogradova a Russian journalist who was raised in Tuva, Took Feynman’s daughter to the place that her father dreamed of visiting. The journey included an introduction to Tuva, the people that live there, their culture, their music, the religion practiced as well as the family that was in contact with Richard Feymnan.
The documentary was extremely interesting, because the start was very strong and it instantly got me interested in the story. A point of strength was also the emotional side to the story presented through Michelle Feyman’s Voice as she misses her father deeply.
The quality of the narrator’s voice was great and the delivery was very good. The narrator Ilona Vinogradova was raised in Tuva which positively affected her choice of nat sound (Tuva throat singers) and the sequence of events chosen.
The 23 minute documentary wasn’t long because the story was very interesting and absorbing. The mix of a man’s dream and the continuation of that dream through his daughter’s visit with the story of this magnificent region made this piece amazing.
The documentary ended with Richard Feynman’s voice combined with Tuvan throat singing and that powerfully ended the story.
No comments:
Post a Comment