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Feb 5, 2006 · A Guest of Life: Alexander Csoma De Körös: Directed by Tibor Szemzö. With Tibor Szemzö, Mari Törőcsik, Susannah York. A collection of impressions of Tibet, recorded on an 8mm camera, overlaid with excerpts from Csoma's diary and translations, spoken on the many languages familiar to Csoma.
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- Documentary, Animation, Drama
- Tibor Szemzö
- 2006-02-05
synopsis. From a modest family, Alexander Csoma Körös worked as servant to pay for his studies at school, then he took up a course in oriental languages in Göttingen in Allemagne. In 1819, he decided to travel by foot across Asia to get to India via notably Iran and Afghanistan, with a mere bagatelle of 17 languages en route.
- Hungary
- Az élet vendége: Csoma-legendárium
- A Guest of Life: Alexander Csoma de Körös
- 2006
Synopsis. ‘A Guest of life’ is inspired by the journey of Alexander Csoma de Koros. The eccentric 19th century set out from his native Transylvania to central Asia on foot, only taking his knowledge of 13 dead and spoken languages with him. He wanted to find the ancestors of the Hungarians, but once reaching Tibet he stayed there, compiling ...
- Tibor Szemzö
A scholar of the Orient and fluent in thirteen languages, Alexander Csoma de Körös set out on foot from his native country in 1819 in search of the origins of Magyar culture. His destination: Tibet, via Iran, Afghanistan and India.
Bruce says: “A GUEST OF LIFE is based on story of Alexander Csoma de Koros, a legendary 19th century Hungarian scholar who began a journey to Asia to discover the origins of the Hungarian people and unexpectedly ended up in Tibet compiling a English-Tibetan dictionary. The traditional folkloric tale has been embellished by the writer and ...
A Guest of Life: Alexander Csoma De Körös (2006) Review this title. 1 Review. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 7/10. A Buddhist meditation on life through the travels of Sandor Csoma. arturliberalis 30 May 2023. Background: A highly debated topic was in the 19th century if Hungarians originate from Finno-Ugric or Turkic peoples.
Director. Tibor Szemzö. Synopsis. A collection of impressions of Tibet, recorded on an 8mm camera, overlaid with excerpts from Csoma's diary and translations, spoken on the many languages...
