Where to Watch On 'Orientalism' Online

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Released January 1st, 1998, 'On 'Orientalism'' stars Edward Said The movie has a runtime of about 54 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from experienced users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Edward Said's book ORIENTALISM has been profoundly influential in a diverse range of disciplines since its publication in 1978. In this engaging (and lavishly illustrated) interview he talks about the context within which the book was conceived, its main themes and how its original thesis relates to the contemporary understanding of "the Orient." Said argues that the Western (especially American) understanding of the Middle East as a place full of villains and terrorists ruled by Islamic fundamentalism produces a deeply distorted image of the diversity and complexity of millions of Arab peoples." .