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Alexandra David-Néel: J'irai au pays des neiges is a film of genre Drama directed by Joël Farges with Dominique Blanc
Alexandra David-Néel: J'irai au pays des neiges (2012)
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Add to a movie listAlexandra David-Néel - J'irai au pays des neiges est un téléfilm indo-français réalisé par Joël Farges et diffusé en 2012 sur Arte.
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Le téléfilm retrace le parcours d’Alexandra David-Néel accompagnée d’Aphur Yongden, un enfant lama qui deviendra son fils adoptif, durant 13 années de pérégrinations depuis l’Inde jusque dans les contrées de l’Himalaya et les plaines tibétaines, et leur arrivée à Lhassa le 28 février 1924.Actors
Dominique Blanc
(Alexandra David-Néel)
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