INCOGNITO is a truly extraordinary story based on the remarkable Life of Alexandra David-Neel, 1868 -1969.
At 100 year s of age, dreaming of another journey into the unknown, Alexandra renews her passport "Ever since I was five years old...
I craved to go beyond the garden gate, to follow the road that passed it by, and to set out for the Unknown." My Journey to Lhasa, Alexandra David-Neel.
She returns to France after the end of the Second World War as a living legend.
In 1937, nearing 70 year s of age, Alexandra travels once more into Tibet.
They outwit bandits, officials, and ferocious weather, to reach their goal.
Hidden under her clothing is a revolver.
Alexandra\'s hair is dyed black; her face is blackened with soot.
They travel incognito, disguised as Tibetan mother and son; pilgrims on their way to the holy city.
By her side is Yongden, a young Sikkimese lama.
She treks thousands of miles to the forbidden city of Lhasa, Tibet.
In 1923, at the age of 55, Alexandra embarks on one of the most courageous journeys ever made.
She befriends the Crown Prince of Sikkim, interviews the 13th Dalai Lama and the 9th Panchen Lama, and lives as a hermit in a cave high in the Himalayas, studying Buddhism and the Tibetan language with a revered lama.
Alexandra\'s wanderlust takes her all over Asia, and several times into her beloved Tibet.
Journey "beyond the garden gate" with Alexandra David-Neel, spiritual seeker, opera singer, feminist journalist, intrepid explorer, Buddhist scholar and prolific author of over thirty books.
INCOGNITO is a truly extraordinary story based on the remarkable Life of Alexandra David-Neel, 1868 -1969
