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The man continues his work defending Israel. He organizes a rent strike. They fight over personal issues. She begins to suffer from a degenerative disease, has nightmares. They discuss violence in movies. Her visa runs out. He doesn't invite her to her brother's wedding. She leaves for Yemen, gets a job teaching languages through a US state department office. He dates a Jewish woman. She returns for a few months, wants to marry and buy a home. He resists. They take a vacation to Jamaica - they are disappointed, he suffers an infection. He meets her mother. He visits her in Yemen. They participate in scavenger-hunt like footrace sponsored by the British embassy. He learns to chew qat. They watch the local news program. He talks with her ex boyfriend about Yemeni politics. | The man continues his work defending Israel. He organizes a rent strike. They fight over personal issues. She begins to suffer from a degenerative disease, has nightmares. They discuss violence in movies. Her visa runs out. He doesn't invite her to her brother's wedding. She leaves for Yemen, gets a job teaching languages through a US state department office. He dates a Jewish woman. She returns for a few months, wants to marry and buy a home. He resists. They take a vacation to Jamaica - they are disappointed, he suffers an infection. He meets her mother. He visits her in Yemen. They participate in scavenger-hunt like footrace sponsored by the British embassy. He learns to chew qat. They watch the local news program. He talks with her ex boyfriend about Yemeni politics. | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
* "First Light" - Harold Budd / Brian Eno (from ''The Plateaux Of Mirror'', 1980) | * "First Light" - Harold Budd / Brian Eno (from ''The Plateaux Of Mirror'', 1980) | ||
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[[Category:Serious_Monologue]] | [[Category:Serious_Monologue]] | ||
[[Category:1986]] | [[Category:1986]] | ||
[[Category:Narrative_Monologue]] | [[Category:Narrative_Monologue]] | ||
[[Category: Work In Progress]] | |||
Revision as of 12:44, 19 February 2021
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Work In Progress | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1986 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Serious Monologue, Narrative Monologue, 1 hour | |
| Preceded by: | Another Country (Part 1) |
| Followed by: | Another Country (Part 3) |
"'Don't think for a moment', she said, 'that Israel did this without America's permission.'"
Another Country (Part 2) is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work in Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1986.
Synopsis
The man continues his work defending Israel. He organizes a rent strike. They fight over personal issues. She begins to suffer from a degenerative disease, has nightmares. They discuss violence in movies. Her visa runs out. He doesn't invite her to her brother's wedding. She leaves for Yemen, gets a job teaching languages through a US state department office. He dates a Jewish woman. She returns for a few months, wants to marry and buy a home. He resists. They take a vacation to Jamaica - they are disappointed, he suffers an infection. He meets her mother. He visits her in Yemen. They participate in scavenger-hunt like footrace sponsored by the British embassy. He learns to chew qat. They watch the local news program. He talks with her ex boyfriend about Yemeni politics.
Music
- "First Light" - Harold Budd / Brian Eno (from The Plateaux Of Mirror, 1980)
- "Spiritual Healing" - Toots & The Maytals (from Reggae Greats, 1984)
- "Qu'ran" - Brian Eno and David Byrne (from My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, 1981) | YouTube
Commentary
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