Shot on site in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Constantinople, London, Paris and New York. Follows Gurdjieff from his arrival in Russia, the shock of the Russian Revolution, opening and closing his Institute in Constantinople, his coming to France and establishing the Institute and his triumphal tour of America. Major ideas of this esoteric teaching and critical new information about his relationship with P. D. Ouspensky are explored. "A first-rate documentary from a technical and artistic angle, but more importantly it succeeds in vivifying and condensing without distorting a very important story. Moreover, it is a useful teaching vehicle."-Publisher's Weekly