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Kundun
Starring:
Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong ,
Gyurme Tethong ,
Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin ,
Tenzin Yeshi Paichang , and
Tencho Gyalpo
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Martin Scorsese
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Release Date: 1998-10-14 |
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It would be a mistake to call Kundun a disappointment, or a film that director Martin Scorsese was not equipped to create. Both statements may be true to some viewers, but they ignore the higher purpose of Scorsese's artistic intention and take away from a film that is by any definition unique. In chronicling the life of the 14th Dalai Lama, Kundun defies conventional narrative in favor of an episodic approach, presenting a sequential flow of events from the life of the young leader of Buddhist Tibet. From the moment he is recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1937 to his exile from Tibet in the wake of China's invasion, the Dalai Lama is seen as an enlightened spiritual figurehead. This gives the film its tone of serenity and reverence but denies us the privilege of admiring the Dalai Lama as a fascinating human character. There's a sense of mild detachment between the film and its audience, but its visual richness offers ample compensation. In close collaboration with cinematographer Roger Deakins, Scorsese filmed Kundun with great pageantry and ritual, and meticulous attention to details of costume, color, and the casting of actual Buddhist monks in the scenes at the Dalai Lama's palace. Certain images will linger in the memory for a long time, such as the Dalai Lama's nightmarish vision of standing among hundreds of dead monks, their lives sacrificed in pacifist defiance of Chinese aggression. Is this a film you'll want to watch repeatedly? Perhaps not. But as a political drama and an elegant gesture of devotion, Kundun is a film of great value and inspirational beauty--one, after all, that perhaps only Scorsese could have made. --Jeff Shannon
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Praised as one of the best films of the year, KUNDUN is a motion picture masterpiece directed by five-time Academy Award(R)-nominated director Martin Scorsese. It's the incredible true story of one of the world's most fascinating leaders -- Tibet's Dali Lama and his daring struggle to rule a nation at one of the most challenging times in its history. Powerfully told and set against a backdrop of world politics -- the film's release created an international uproar! Featuring a striking Oscar(R)-nominated score by renowned composer Philip Glass, this extraordinary motion picture has been greeted with both controversy and worldwide acclaim -- experience it for yourself!
Customer Reviews:
Kundun is history........2007-07-25
This film really hit me hard a few years ago. I watched it about 20 times trying to see consistency in the events documented in the life of His Holiness. I communicated with the personal assistant of his holiness wanting to know how much was history, and how much was "Hollywood". According to him most of the events (most significantly the episode with the false teeth of His Holiness the 13th Dalai Lama) actually happened while a lot of the "details" were sometimes fluff. From what I could find out and depending on your own interpretation of reincarnation, his holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is INDEED the reincarnation of the 13th. Viewed from this position, the film takes on another light. If I can believe the King James version of the bible, I can sure lend a little credence to the events depicted in the film.
Otherwise this is a very unusual film, worth your time and popcorn. With the possible exception of the first 12 minutes that take about two hours to pass and still leave me confused as to just what had happened. ENJOY!!
[...]
Interesting For The Interested.......2007-07-18
His father was seriously ill. Crops have been failing. Livestock perished. All this came to pass when he was born and he didn't cry. As a toddler, he identified possessions of the late 13th Dalai Lama. He was thus declared the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet - the reincarnation of his predecessor.
Mystical as it sounds, the movie does not fail to present the human side of the Dalai Lama. As a boy, he was disobedient and insisted on eating eggs. As a teenager, he was arrogant towards his teachers. He even drove a car and crashed it.
As someone who is in touch with the realities in Tibet and all too familiar with the infatuation of many Western fans, I was pleasantly surprised when the young Dalai Lama asked his new regent: "monks have guns?". Greed, corruption, power struggle, backstabbing politics. This unpretentious film distingusihes itself from a lot of others in the same genre by making no apologies for the fact that Tibet was no Shangrila before or after the Chinese invasion.
The 14th Dalai Lama had recognised that his country needed reform and modernisation. Alas, it was all too late. The Chinese had invaded. The aggressors tried the soft approach first, making the Tibetans agree to their terms. The Dalai Lama was even quoted as saying that perhaps Buddhism can coexist with communism. How did Chairman Mao come to say that religion is poison and how did things in Tibet get really violent? Did the Tibetans kill the Chinese migrants like they did the Christian missionaries who came a century earlier? There seems to be no coherent explanation for the escalation in violence. Perhaps even the historians on the Tibetan side can't explain.
The movie takes us all the way to the Dalai Lama's escape from Chinese-controlled Tibet, going into exile in India. Not all the scenery is authentically Tibetan, but the cinematography is exellent. Disappointingly, however, are the dull scripting and the rather amateurish acting. Still, I think it's a very touching and important movie that everyone should watch. Amidst all the Chinese propaganda and anti-Chinese "documentaries" like "Cry of the Snow Lion", this movie adds a touch of balance to an often emotive issue. Check out my highly unpopular review.
Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion
A MAGNIFICENT, VISUALLY BREATHTAKING, TOUCHING FILM.......2007-07-03
Kundun
Kundun is an often neglected masterpiece by Martin Scorsese. It recounts the story of the Dali Lama from his birth and coronation to his escape to India. Martin Scorsese explores many themes including the tragic rape of Tibet by the Red Chinese, fundamental principles of Tibetan Budhism, the culture of a dying nation and the psychological journey of the Dali Lama from a magical childhood to, in many ways, an unbearably tragic adulthood. The photography, cinematography, editing and musical score by Philp Glass are mesmerizing. This is an incredible movie and, in my opinion, one of the director's best. I saw it 3 times in a theatre and a few on DVD. It is one I never tire of or fail to notice something new upon subsequent viewings.
The life of HH Dalai Lama.......2007-06-30
If you are looking for movie about the discovery and life of the Dalai Lama, then this is good. With that said, Scorsese missed the opportunity to show the world what really happened to the Tibetan people!!!!
If you are looking for a good documentary on Tibet, I recommend TIBET CRY OF THE SNOW LION
A world your children will never know.......2007-06-08
Kundun ends with the escape of the Dalai Lama from the Chinese aggressors who invaded and still occupy Tibet.
This great film, driected by Martin Scorsese, is the true story of the Dalai Lama, who grew into his leadership role during the same decade when imperialist Maoist China overran Tibet in what would become one of the most devastating genocides committed in the 20th century.
This film puts you among the Tibetan people as they lived for centuries before losing their country. The culture of Tibet is laid out powerfully, and the actors give spot-on performances. The setting is colorful and realistic in every detail. The Buddhist faith is shown in great depth. This is joy candy for the eye and for the mind.
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- A big improvement in DVD treatment
- Hooray - good transfer to DVD
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The Last Emperor [NON-US Format, Special Edition 2 DVD, Pal, Region2, Import - Great Britain)
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Product Features:
- Remastered and restored for excellent video and audio quality.
- Contains both versions - the original theatrical release (156 minutes)
- and the director's cut (220 minutes).
- Bonus features include: Bernardo Bertolucci An Indepth Making Of Documentary
- and Commentary By Bernardo Bertolucci And Jeremy Thomas And Composer Ryuichi Sakomoto
ASIN: B000EIVYCG |
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Region 2 encoding (Europe, Japan, South Africa and the Middle East including Egypt). Requires multi-region or region free DVD player in the US.
Disc One: Original theatrical version plus extras (total running time: 230 minutes)
Disc Two: The Directors Cut (running time: 220 minutes)
Customer Reviews:
A big improvement in DVD treatment.......2007-04-19
I already wrote a review for this movie, but I was reffering to the old region 1 issue.I decided to buy this region 2 version from amazon.co.uk and it was well worth it. The dvd contains interesting special features, including A behind the scenes and a documentary on Beijing during the mid 80's.
Indeed this movie was rightfuly restaured.Aside from a few white speckles present in some of the scenes the image quality is nearly flawless.
A huge improvement from the region 1 director's cut dvd where the image quality was most disagreable.
This is an interesting, mermerizing epic story that finally got the treatment it deserves...
Hooray - good transfer to DVD.......2006-03-18
If you have a dvd player you can set to region free or region 2, then this DVD is a wonderful addition to your collection. The transfer of this wonderful film is very good, unlike the region 1 DVD. You get both Theatrical and Directors Cut on separate disks. The only minor thing that disappointed was lack of subtitles or any language selection, but that may not be available on any other version of this film either.
THe MarketPlace vendor was very efficient and prompt at sending me the DVD.
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REFUGE
Director:
JOHN HALPERN
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- All Questions Answered: " What's Tibetan Buddhism, Now?"
- An Intriguing, Unfinished New Synthesis of East and West.. ~Salon.com
- "Not Afraid To Explore The Sexual and Financial Scandals.." ~Andrew O'Hehir
- ..Charming, Informative And Sometimes Quietly Humorous...
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NY TIMES~ Laura Kern
John Halpern's "Refuge" is a 58-minute look at how citizens of the Western world are becoming increasingly drawn to Eastern thought and the appeal of Tibetan Buddhism.
In our celebrity-driven society, filmmakers are partly responsible for this rapid growth in awareness, by creating serious works influenced by Buddhist tenets or by publicly recognizing its potential benefits.
...Buddhist nuns and the Dalai Lama reveal that Easterners, too, have found sanctuary in the other side, traveling more frequently to the West to share their views and to open meditation centers.
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The story of REFUGE is told by a series of first time interviews with renowned filmmakers who have made major motion pictures about Buddhism and by accomplished Tibetan masters who have established themselves here, in the West.
salon.com~Andrew O'Hehir
"REFUGE remains a calm and reassuring picture, but never an incurious one. He's not afraid to explore the sexual and financial scandals that have affected some Buddhist ventures in the West, or the tendency of some overly enthusiastic Western practitioners to focus on the ritual elements of Buddhist worship and to breed an isolated, cult-like atmosphere... a charming, informative and sometimes quietly humorous exploration of an influential movement..."
REFUGE is filled with beautiful images from Dharamsala and Bodaghaya , India, Tibet, Nepal, New York and California.
All questions about What is contemporary Buddhism now? are answered by Hollywood's foremost movie directors and the greatest living meditation masters who have established themselves in the West.
Director John Halpern traveled to Dharamsala and Bodghaya, India, Tibet, Nepal, New York and California to tell this story. Artist and writer Les Levine's narration guides us through the development of these stories and the film features music by acclaimed composer Steve Reich.
Customer Reviews:
Beware!.......2007-08-11
I have heard this is a good video, but I may never know. Ordered this in the spring and never got the DVD. Buyer Beware.
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Charlie talks to Martin Scorsese for the hour. Scorsese began his career at NYU film school, where he drew notice for his gritty realism and inventive camera work. His filmography features some of the classics of contemporary cinema, including Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas. He has challenged the medium with such diverse films as The Last Temptation of Christ and The Age of Innocence. Tonight, Scorsese is on to discuss his life, a new book, A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, and a new film, Kundun.
![Kundun [Region 2]](http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/21W17T4BADL.jpg)
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- Kundun is history.
- Interesting For The Interested
- A MAGNIFICENT, VISUALLY BREATHTAKING, TOUCHING FILM
- The life of HH Dalai Lama
- A world your children will never know
|
Kundun [Region 2]
Starring:
Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong ,
Gyurme Tethong ,
Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin ,
Tenzin Yeshi Paichang , and
Tencho Gyalpo
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It would be a mistake to call Kundun a disappointment, or a film that director Martin Scorsese was not equipped to create. Both statements may be true to some viewers, but they ignore the higher purpose of Scorsese's artistic intention and take away from a film that is by any definition unique. In chronicling the life of the 14th Dalai Lama, Kundun defies conventional narrative in favor of an episodic approach, presenting a sequential flow of events from the life of the young leader of Buddhist Tibet. From the moment he is recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1937 to his exile from Tibet in the wake of China's invasion, the Dalai Lama is seen as an enlightened spiritual figurehead. This gives the film its tone of serenity and reverence but denies us the privilege of admiring the Dalai Lama as a fascinating human character. There's a sense of mild detachment between the film and its audience, but its visual richness offers ample compensation. In close collaboration with cinematographer Roger Deakins, Scorsese filmed Kundun with great pageantry and ritual, and meticulous attention to details of costume, color, and the casting of actual Buddhist monks in the scenes at the Dalai Lama's palace. Certain images will linger in the memory for a long time, such as the Dalai Lama's nightmarish vision of standing among hundreds of dead monks, their lives sacrificed in pacifist defiance of Chinese aggression. Is this a film you'll want to watch repeatedly? Perhaps not. But as a political drama and an elegant gesture of devotion, Kundun is a film of great value and inspirational beauty--one, after all, that perhaps only Scorsese could have made. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews:
Kundun is history........2007-07-25
This film really hit me hard a few years ago. I watched it about 20 times trying to see consistency in the events documented in the life of His Holiness. I communicated with the personal assistant of his holiness wanting to know how much was history, and how much was "Hollywood". According to him most of the events (most significantly the episode with the false teeth of His Holiness the 13th Dalai Lama) actually happened while a lot of the "details" were sometimes fluff. From what I could find out and depending on your own interpretation of reincarnation, his holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is INDEED the reincarnation of the 13th. Viewed from this position, the film takes on another light. If I can believe the King James version of the bible, I can sure lend a little credence to the events depicted in the film.
Otherwise this is a very unusual film, worth your time and popcorn. With the possible exception of the first 12 minutes that take about two hours to pass and still leave me confused as to just what had happened. ENJOY!!
[...]
Interesting For The Interested.......2007-07-18
His father was seriously ill. Crops have been failing. Livestock perished. All this came to pass when he was born and he didn't cry. As a toddler, he identified possessions of the late 13th Dalai Lama. He was thus declared the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet - the reincarnation of his predecessor.
Mystical as it sounds, the movie does not fail to present the human side of the Dalai Lama. As a boy, he was disobedient and insisted on eating eggs. As a teenager, he was arrogant towards his teachers. He even drove a car and crashed it.
As someone who is in touch with the realities in Tibet and all too familiar with the infatuation of many Western fans, I was pleasantly surprised when the young Dalai Lama asked his new regent: "monks have guns?". Greed, corruption, power struggle, backstabbing politics. This unpretentious film distingusihes itself from a lot of others in the same genre by making no apologies for the fact that Tibet was no Shangrila before or after the Chinese invasion.
The 14th Dalai Lama had recognised that his country needed reform and modernisation. Alas, it was all too late. The Chinese had invaded. The aggressors tried the soft approach first, making the Tibetans agree to their terms. The Dalai Lama was even quoted as saying that perhaps Buddhism can coexist with communism. How did Chairman Mao come to say that religion is poison and how did things in Tibet get really violent? Did the Tibetans kill the Chinese migrants like they did the Christian missionaries who came a century earlier? There seems to be no coherent explanation for the escalation in violence. Perhaps even the historians on the Tibetan side can't explain.
The movie takes us all the way to the Dalai Lama's escape from Chinese-controlled Tibet, going into exile in India. Not all the scenery is authentically Tibetan, but the cinematography is exellent. Disappointingly, however, are the dull scripting and the rather amateurish acting. Still, I think it's a very touching and important movie that everyone should watch. Amidst all the Chinese propaganda and anti-Chinese "documentaries" like "Cry of the Snow Lion", this movie adds a touch of balance to an often emotive issue. Check out my highly unpopular review.
Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion
A MAGNIFICENT, VISUALLY BREATHTAKING, TOUCHING FILM.......2007-07-03
Kundun
Kundun is an often neglected masterpiece by Martin Scorsese. It recounts the story of the Dali Lama from his birth and coronation to his escape to India. Martin Scorsese explores many themes including the tragic rape of Tibet by the Red Chinese, fundamental principles of Tibetan Budhism, the culture of a dying nation and the psychological journey of the Dali Lama from a magical childhood to, in many ways, an unbearably tragic adulthood. The photography, cinematography, editing and musical score by Philp Glass are mesmerizing. This is an incredible movie and, in my opinion, one of the director's best. I saw it 3 times in a theatre and a few on DVD. It is one I never tire of or fail to notice something new upon subsequent viewings.
The life of HH Dalai Lama.......2007-06-30
If you are looking for movie about the discovery and life of the Dalai Lama, then this is good. With that said, Scorsese missed the opportunity to show the world what really happened to the Tibetan people!!!!
If you are looking for a good documentary on Tibet, I recommend TIBET CRY OF THE SNOW LION
A world your children will never know.......2007-06-08
Kundun ends with the escape of the Dalai Lama from the Chinese aggressors who invaded and still occupy Tibet.
This great film, driected by Martin Scorsese, is the true story of the Dalai Lama, who grew into his leadership role during the same decade when imperialist Maoist China overran Tibet in what would become one of the most devastating genocides committed in the 20th century.
This film puts you among the Tibetan people as they lived for centuries before losing their country. The culture of Tibet is laid out powerfully, and the actors give spot-on performances. The setting is colorful and realistic in every detail. The Buddhist faith is shown in great depth. This is joy candy for the eye and for the mind.
![Kundun [Region 2]](http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/2189GSP6SFL.jpg)
Average customer rating:
- Kundun is history.
- Interesting For The Interested
- A MAGNIFICENT, VISUALLY BREATHTAKING, TOUCHING FILM
- The life of HH Dalai Lama
- A world your children will never know
|
Kundun [Region 2]
Starring:
Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong ,
Gyurme Tethong ,
Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin ,
Tenzin Yeshi Paichang , and
Tencho Gyalpo
Director:
Martin Scorsese
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Seven Years in Tibet
-
Little Buddha
-
Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion
-
Life of Buddha
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Siddhartha (Ws)
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It would be a mistake to call Kundun a disappointment, or a film that director Martin Scorsese was not equipped to create. Both statements may be true to some viewers, but they ignore the higher purpose of Scorsese's artistic intention and take away from a film that is by any definition unique. In chronicling the life of the 14th Dalai Lama, Kundun defies conventional narrative in favor of an episodic approach, presenting a sequential flow of events from the life of the young leader of Buddhist Tibet. From the moment he is recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1937 to his exile from Tibet in the wake of China's invasion, the Dalai Lama is seen as an enlightened spiritual figurehead. This gives the film its tone of serenity and reverence but denies us the privilege of admiring the Dalai Lama as a fascinating human character. There's a sense of mild detachment between the film and its audience, but its visual richness offers ample compensation. In close collaboration with cinematographer Roger Deakins, Scorsese filmed Kundun with great pageantry and ritual, and meticulous attention to details of costume, color, and the casting of actual Buddhist monks in the scenes at the Dalai Lama's palace. Certain images will linger in the memory for a long time, such as the Dalai Lama's nightmarish vision of standing among hundreds of dead monks, their lives sacrificed in pacifist defiance of Chinese aggression. Is this a film you'll want to watch repeatedly? Perhaps not. But as a political drama and an elegant gesture of devotion, Kundun is a film of great value and inspirational beauty--one, after all, that perhaps only Scorsese could have made. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews:
Kundun is history........2007-07-25
This film really hit me hard a few years ago. I watched it about 20 times trying to see consistency in the events documented in the life of His Holiness. I communicated with the personal assistant of his holiness wanting to know how much was history, and how much was "Hollywood". According to him most of the events (most significantly the episode with the false teeth of His Holiness the 13th Dalai Lama) actually happened while a lot of the "details" were sometimes fluff. From what I could find out and depending on your own interpretation of reincarnation, his holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is INDEED the reincarnation of the 13th. Viewed from this position, the film takes on another light. If I can believe the King James version of the bible, I can sure lend a little credence to the events depicted in the film.
Otherwise this is a very unusual film, worth your time and popcorn. With the possible exception of the first 12 minutes that take about two hours to pass and still leave me confused as to just what had happened. ENJOY!!
[...]
Interesting For The Interested.......2007-07-18
His father was seriously ill. Crops have been failing. Livestock perished. All this came to pass when he was born and he didn't cry. As a toddler, he identified possessions of the late 13th Dalai Lama. He was thus declared the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet - the reincarnation of his predecessor.
Mystical as it sounds, the movie does not fail to present the human side of the Dalai Lama. As a boy, he was disobedient and insisted on eating eggs. As a teenager, he was arrogant towards his teachers. He even drove a car and crashed it.
As someone who is in touch with the realities in Tibet and all too familiar with the infatuation of many Western fans, I was pleasantly surprised when the young Dalai Lama asked his new regent: "monks have guns?". Greed, corruption, power struggle, backstabbing politics. This unpretentious film distingusihes itself from a lot of others in the same genre by making no apologies for the fact that Tibet was no Shangrila before or after the Chinese invasion.
The 14th Dalai Lama had recognised that his country needed reform and modernisation. Alas, it was all too late. The Chinese had invaded. The aggressors tried the soft approach first, making the Tibetans agree to their terms. The Dalai Lama was even quoted as saying that perhaps Buddhism can coexist with communism. How did Chairman Mao come to say that religion is poison and how did things in Tibet get really violent? Did the Tibetans kill the Chinese migrants like they did the Christian missionaries who came a century earlier? There seems to be no coherent explanation for the escalation in violence. Perhaps even the historians on the Tibetan side can't explain.
The movie takes us all the way to the Dalai Lama's escape from Chinese-controlled Tibet, going into exile in India. Not all the scenery is authentically Tibetan, but the cinematography is exellent. Disappointingly, however, are the dull scripting and the rather amateurish acting. Still, I think it's a very touching and important movie that everyone should watch. Amidst all the Chinese propaganda and anti-Chinese "documentaries" like "Cry of the Snow Lion", this movie adds a touch of balance to an often emotive issue. Check out my highly unpopular review.
Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion
A MAGNIFICENT, VISUALLY BREATHTAKING, TOUCHING FILM.......2007-07-03
Kundun
Kundun is an often neglected masterpiece by Martin Scorsese. It recounts the story of the Dali Lama from his birth and coronation to his escape to India. Martin Scorsese explores many themes including the tragic rape of Tibet by the Red Chinese, fundamental principles of Tibetan Budhism, the culture of a dying nation and the psychological journey of the Dali Lama from a magical childhood to, in many ways, an unbearably tragic adulthood. The photography, cinematography, editing and musical score by Philp Glass are mesmerizing. This is an incredible movie and, in my opinion, one of the director's best. I saw it 3 times in a theatre and a few on DVD. It is one I never tire of or fail to notice something new upon subsequent viewings.
The life of HH Dalai Lama.......2007-06-30
If you are looking for movie about the discovery and life of the Dalai Lama, then this is good. With that said, Scorsese missed the opportunity to show the world what really happened to the Tibetan people!!!!
If you are looking for a good documentary on Tibet, I recommend TIBET CRY OF THE SNOW LION
A world your children will never know.......2007-06-08
Kundun ends with the escape of the Dalai Lama from the Chinese aggressors who invaded and still occupy Tibet.
This great film, driected by Martin Scorsese, is the true story of the Dalai Lama, who grew into his leadership role during the same decade when imperialist Maoist China overran Tibet in what would become one of the most devastating genocides committed in the 20th century.
This film puts you among the Tibetan people as they lived for centuries before losing their country. The culture of Tibet is laid out powerfully, and the actors give spot-on performances. The setting is colorful and realistic in every detail. The Buddhist faith is shown in great depth. This is joy candy for the eye and for the mind.
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- Kundun is history.
- Interesting For The Interested
- A MAGNIFICENT, VISUALLY BREATHTAKING, TOUCHING FILM
- The life of HH Dalai Lama
- A world your children will never know
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Kundun [Region 2]
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Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong ,
Gyurme Tethong ,
Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin ,
Tenzin Yeshi Paichang , and
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It would be a mistake to call Kundun a disappointment, or a film that director Martin Scorsese was not equipped to create. Both statements may be true to some viewers, but they ignore the higher purpose of Scorsese's artistic intention and take away from a film that is by any definition unique. In chronicling the life of the 14th Dalai Lama, Kundun defies conventional narrative in favor of an episodic approach, presenting a sequential flow of events from the life of the young leader of Buddhist Tibet. From the moment he is recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1937 to his exile from Tibet in the wake of China's invasion, the Dalai Lama is seen as an enlightened spiritual figurehead. This gives the film its tone of serenity and reverence but denies us the privilege of admiring the Dalai Lama as a fascinating human character. There's a sense of mild detachment between the film and its audience, but its visual richness offers ample compensation. In close collaboration with cinematographer Roger Deakins, Scorsese filmed Kundun with great pageantry and ritual, and meticulous attention to details of costume, color, and the casting of actual Buddhist monks in the scenes at the Dalai Lama's palace. Certain images will linger in the memory for a long time, such as the Dalai Lama's nightmarish vision of standing among hundreds of dead monks, their lives sacrificed in pacifist defiance of Chinese aggression. Is this a film you'll want to watch repeatedly? Perhaps not. But as a political drama and an elegant gesture of devotion, Kundun is a film of great value and inspirational beauty--one, after all, that perhaps only Scorsese could have made. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews:
Kundun is history........2007-07-25
This film really hit me hard a few years ago. I watched it about 20 times trying to see consistency in the events documented in the life of His Holiness. I communicated with the personal assistant of his holiness wanting to know how much was history, and how much was "Hollywood". According to him most of the events (most significantly the episode with the false teeth of His Holiness the 13th Dalai Lama) actually happened while a lot of the "details" were sometimes fluff. From what I could find out and depending on your own interpretation of reincarnation, his holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is INDEED the reincarnation of the 13th. Viewed from this position, the film takes on another light. If I can believe the King James version of the bible, I can sure lend a little credence to the events depicted in the film.
Otherwise this is a very unusual film, worth your time and popcorn. With the possible exception of the first 12 minutes that take about two hours to pass and still leave me confused as to just what had happened. ENJOY!!
[...]
Interesting For The Interested.......2007-07-18
His father was seriously ill. Crops have been failing. Livestock perished. All this came to pass when he was born and he didn't cry. As a toddler, he identified possessions of the late 13th Dalai Lama. He was thus declared the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet - the reincarnation of his predecessor.
Mystical as it sounds, the movie does not fail to present the human side of the Dalai Lama. As a boy, he was disobedient and insisted on eating eggs. As a teenager, he was arrogant towards his teachers. He even drove a car and crashed it.
As someone who is in touch with the realities in Tibet and all too familiar with the infatuation of many Western fans, I was pleasantly surprised when the young Dalai Lama asked his new regent: "monks have guns?". Greed, corruption, power struggle, backstabbing politics. This unpretentious film distingusihes itself from a lot of others in the same genre by making no apologies for the fact that Tibet was no Shangrila before or after the Chinese invasion.
The 14th Dalai Lama had recognised that his country needed reform and modernisation. Alas, it was all too late. The Chinese had invaded. The aggressors tried the soft approach first, making the Tibetans agree to their terms. The Dalai Lama was even quoted as saying that perhaps Buddhism can coexist with communism. How did Chairman Mao come to say that religion is poison and how did things in Tibet get really violent? Did the Tibetans kill the Chinese migrants like they did the Christian missionaries who came a century earlier? There seems to be no coherent explanation for the escalation in violence. Perhaps even the historians on the Tibetan side can't explain.
The movie takes us all the way to the Dalai Lama's escape from Chinese-controlled Tibet, going into exile in India. Not all the scenery is authentically Tibetan, but the cinematography is exellent. Disappointingly, however, are the dull scripting and the rather amateurish acting. Still, I think it's a very touching and important movie that everyone should watch. Amidst all the Chinese propaganda and anti-Chinese "documentaries" like "Cry of the Snow Lion", this movie adds a touch of balance to an often emotive issue. Check out my highly unpopular review.
Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion
A MAGNIFICENT, VISUALLY BREATHTAKING, TOUCHING FILM.......2007-07-03
Kundun
Kundun is an often neglected masterpiece by Martin Scorsese. It recounts the story of the Dali Lama from his birth and coronation to his escape to India. Martin Scorsese explores many themes including the tragic rape of Tibet by the Red Chinese, fundamental principles of Tibetan Budhism, the culture of a dying nation and the psychological journey of the Dali Lama from a magical childhood to, in many ways, an unbearably tragic adulthood. The photography, cinematography, editing and musical score by Philp Glass are mesmerizing. This is an incredible movie and, in my opinion, one of the director's best. I saw it 3 times in a theatre and a few on DVD. It is one I never tire of or fail to notice something new upon subsequent viewings.
The life of HH Dalai Lama.......2007-06-30
If you are looking for movie about the discovery and life of the Dalai Lama, then this is good. With that said, Scorsese missed the opportunity to show the world what really happened to the Tibetan people!!!!
If you are looking for a good documentary on Tibet, I recommend TIBET CRY OF THE SNOW LION
A world your children will never know.......2007-06-08
Kundun ends with the escape of the Dalai Lama from the Chinese aggressors who invaded and still occupy Tibet.
This great film, driected by Martin Scorsese, is the true story of the Dalai Lama, who grew into his leadership role during the same decade when imperialist Maoist China overran Tibet in what would become one of the most devastating genocides committed in the 20th century.
This film puts you among the Tibetan people as they lived for centuries before losing their country. The culture of Tibet is laid out powerfully, and the actors give spot-on performances. The setting is colorful and realistic in every detail. The Buddhist faith is shown in great depth. This is joy candy for the eye and for the mind.
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