Passion in the Desert [Blu-ray]

First time director Lavina Currier utilizes the stark beauty of the Jordan and Utah deserts to create a gorgeous backdrop (filmed by noted Russian cinematographer Alexei Rodionov) for her haunting, richly textured adaptation of Balzac's rumination on human nature versus the natural world -- set in 1798 Egypt during the time when Napoleon launched an ill-fated campaign upon the country. Augustin Robert (Ben Daniels) is a young officer who has been commissioned by Napoleon to accompany the pa...