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The Gurdjieff Journal—Fourth Way PerspectivesThe Seekers of TruthRuntime: 1:12:02Format: AVI________________________________________Filled with many never before seen photos and live footage of Mr. Gurdjieff, the documentary is far stronger dramatically than the film Meetings with Remarkable Men and Jean-Claude Lubtchansky’s previous documentary, G. I. Gurdjieff. It will certainly take a prominent place among the growing archives of one of the 20th century’s seminal spiritual teachers.Conceived by Michel de Salzmann before his death in 2001 and brought to fruition by Lubtchansky, The Seekers of Truth resonates with a clarity and economy that present a compelling introduction to Gurdjieff, his life and his teaching. The two voice-overs, one a neutral voice-over, the other acting as Gurdjieff’s, give an objectivity and an intimacy that matches the material. Unfortunately, the video and the two which are to follow (the project is conceived as a trilogy) are “for private distribution only.” At a time earlier than 2005, the date of this video’s release, that might have been possible, but with the rise of the Internet, it offers the growing band of Internet pirates an inviting target. That Lubtchansky, well into his late 70s and perhaps more, would not have recognized this is understandable. What is not is that Seekers of Truth—given the full-scale depiction of Gurdjieff’s life in the video trilogy The Life & Significance of G. I. Gurdjieff, as well as the books of Gurdjieff and those close to him—is so bowdlerized, so factually untrue in many places.