Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor (2006)
One of the mythic journeys of our time, through the exquisite, complicated, surprising terrain of Vietnam and Cambodia to the great ruins at Angkor - the magnificent Khmer temples being painstakingly restored deep in the Cambodian jungle. It is a high definition odyssey up a river far distanced in time from the corridor into the heart of darkness portrayed in Francis Coppola's "Apocalypse Now." In Angkor, the World Monuments Fund's John Stubbs and John Sanday describe their 15-year restoration of one of the jewels of a city called "the eighth wonder of the world." As we go inside the 12th Century temple complex of Preah Khan, along with the other major sites of Angkor Wat, Bayon and Banteay Srei, we learn that the story of their work in Angkor is not only a story of the rebirth of Angkor after the horrors of the Khmer Rouge Era, but it also is a story of the rebirth of Cambodia.
Cast
- Les Guthman - Self - Narrator
- Simone Kaufmann - Self
- John Sanday - Self
- John Stubbs - Self
Screenplay
Keywords
vietnam, cambodia, angkor, world monuments fund, mekong river
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor about?
- One of the mythic journeys of our time, through the exquisite, complicated, surprising terrain of Vietnam and Cambodia to the great ruins at Angkor - the magnificent Khmer temples being painstakingly restored deep in the Cambodian jungle. It is a high definition odyssey up a river far distanced in time from the corridor into the heart of darkness portrayed in Francis Coppola's "Apocalypse Now." In Angkor, the World Monuments Fund's John Stubbs and John Sanday describe their 15-year restoration of one of the jewels of a city called "the eighth wonder of the world." As we go inside the 12th Century temple complex of Preah Khan, along with the other major sites of Angkor Wat, Bayon and Banteay Srei, we learn that the story of their work in Angkor is not only a story of the rebirth of Angkor after the horrors of the Khmer Rouge Era, but it also is a story of the rebirth of Cambodia.
- Who directed Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor?
- Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor was directed by Les Guthman.
- Who stars in Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor?
- Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor stars Les Guthman, Simone Kaufmann, John Sanday, John Stubbs.
- How long is Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor?
- Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor has a runtime of 1h 14m (74 minutes).
- What genre is Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor?
- Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor is a Documentary film.
- Where was Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor produced?
- Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor was produced in Cambodia.