Comments on: From the Director’s Cut: China http://www.wliw.org/marcopolo/video/from-the-director%e2%80%99s-cut-china/444/ Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:58:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Denis Belliveau http://www.wliw.org/marcopolo/video/from-the-director%e2%80%99s-cut-china/444/#comment-202 Denis Belliveau Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:18:34 +0000 http://www.wliw.org/marcopolo/video/from-the-director%e2%80%99s-cut-china/444/#comment-202 Hallmark's " Marco Polo" had Brian Dennehy as Kublai Khan...Not very authentic! Far more real was Sergei Bodrov's 2007 masterpiece, "Mongol." Hallmark’s ” Marco Polo” had Brian Dennehy as Kublai Khan…Not very authentic! Far more real was Sergei Bodrov’s 2007 masterpiece, “Mongol.”

]]> By: Denis Belliveau http://www.wliw.org/marcopolo/video/from-the-director%e2%80%99s-cut-china/444/#comment-200 Denis Belliveau Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:40:47 +0000 http://www.wliw.org/marcopolo/video/from-the-director%e2%80%99s-cut-china/444/#comment-200 Marco Polo traveled through many areas of the continent, including the southern regions of China that border Vietnam and Burma (as shown above) Marco Polo traveled through many areas of the continent, including the southern regions of China that border Vietnam and Burma (as shown above)

]]> By: tsh http://www.wliw.org/marcopolo/video/from-the-director%e2%80%99s-cut-china/444/#comment-199 tsh Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:38 +0000 http://www.wliw.org/marcopolo/video/from-the-director%e2%80%99s-cut-china/444/#comment-199 The Yuan Dynasty of Marco Polo's days looked much different than the images shown here. The people and costumes here look very SE Asian. The China of ancient times dressed very differently from what is shown here. The recent Hallmark TV presentation of Marco Polo seemed quite authentic as far as dress, style and atmosphere. The Yuan Dynasty of Marco Polo’s days looked much different than the images shown here. The people and costumes here look very SE Asian. The China of ancient times dressed very differently from what is shown here. The recent Hallmark TV presentation of Marco Polo seemed quite authentic as far as dress, style and atmosphere.

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