MPAA Rating: PG13
Director: Martin Scorsese
Genres: Epic
Rating:

This Martin_Scorsese film drama detailing the Dalai_Lama's life story was in development for seven years, with the Dalai_Lama having input into the 14 screenplay drafts by Melissa_Mathison (The_Black_Stallion, E.T.). With four actors portraying the Dalai_Lama at different ages, Scorsese's chronicle begins in 1933 with the death of the 13th Dalai_Lama. Born in a remote area, the new Dalai_Lama (seen at ages two and five in early sequences) is observed by monks who determine that he is the 14th reincarnation of the Buddha of Compassion. In 1944 the Dalai_Lama uses newsreels and Western magazines to study WWII events, and as the war ends, he is forced to deal with Chinese Communist aggression. Protests from the Dalai_Lama in 1949 are ignored as Mao (Robert_Lin) maintains a military stranglehold on Tibet, eventually forcing the Dalai_Lama to flee to Dharmsala, India. With a 28 million budget, Scorsese re-created Tibet's tragedy by filming in south-central Morocco with a cast of nonprofessional Tibetan actors. Second unit work took place at locations in Idaho and British Columbia. Avant-garde composer Philip_Glass contributed a score with hypnotic, ritualistic overtones. Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Browse More Movies:
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z