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December 1st, 2008
From the Director’s Cut: Balkh

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Watch Denis and Francis follow Marco Polo’s footsteps to Balkh, the former capital of the Bactrian kingdom in modern-day Afghanistan.

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12/29/2008 :: 01:02:23 PM
A. Sethi Says:

It’s a good thing that these guys are artists and photographers. For their National Geographic quality photographs make an excellent backdrop for the Ken Burns Effect noted throughout the film. The video is great, but sometimes a still photograph — as seen in this segment — is even better.

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