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Kundun is a 1997 American epic biographical film written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the life and writings of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, the exiled political and spiritual leader of Tibet.
Oct 18, 2023 · Kundun plays to Scorsese’s strengths in other ways as well, particularly his ability to depict worlds with distinct moral codes—a trait shared by Catholicism, the mob, Tibetan Buddhism, pool ...
Feb 15, 2024 · In a Western film world that likes to think of itself as lending an empathetic ear to those suffering persecution and marginalisation, Martin Scorsese’s Kundun deserves a much better hearing than it currently receives.
as Scorsese’s filmmaking proceeds through the 1980s into the 1990s and its manifest religious and spiritual reference becomes – The Last Temptation of Christ notwithstanding – ironic, unintegrated and/or cur-sory. Symptomatic of this is the near throwaway incident in After Hours
Dec 8, 2022 · It's been 25 years since Martin Scorsese made "Kundun" and inspired an almighty political battle between Disney and the Communist government of China, and it's time one of his most...
Director Martin Scorsese brings to the screen the true story of the Dalai Lama. Told through the eyes of His Holiness, "Kundun" brings to life the account of the Dalai Lama's early life, from childhood through the Chinese invasion of Tibet and his journey into exile.
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Jan 16, 1998 · Kundun. At a midpoint in Martin Scorsese's "Kundun," the 14th Dalai Lama reads a letter from the 13th, prophesying that religion in Tibet will be destroyed by China--that he and his followers may have to wander helplessly like beggars.
