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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.
- $28 million
- Philip Glass
- December 25, 1997 (United States)
- Barbara De Fina
Jun 1, 2016 · This development would explain why, sometime in the mid-90’s, Scorsese sat down to dinner with Harrison Ford, his wife Melissa Mathison, and the Dalai Lama. Mathison had written a script about the Dalai Lama’s life and his rise to prominence during a very tumultuous period in Chinese and Tibetan history, and she was convinced that Scorsese ...
Feb 15, 2024 · What Kundun does supply is lavish and colourful cinematography that shows off the recreated locations of Tibet (courtesy of Roger Deakins), make up for the lack of cinematic verve that’s usually associated with a Scorsese feature. Perhaps this was Scorsese trying to add to a touching and sensitive story in a foreign location, and ...
Oct 18, 2023 · Kundun didn’t originate with Scorsese. It came to him. Melissa Mathison was certainly not the only screenwriter to consider taking on the story of the 14th dalai lama, the spiritual and ...
Dec 8, 2022 · Even in the context of Scorsese's varied career (one far more diverse than his critics care to note), "Kundun" is a curious beast. It's a coming-of-age story about a young boy burdened with the ...
Screenwriter Melissa Mathison's interest in the story began at university, when she read Charles Bell's book on the 13th Dalai Lama. Mathison initiated "Kundun" about seven years ago. She researched for a year and then submitted a short treatment of a screenplay to His Holiness. She was given the go-ahead at their first meeting, in April of 1991.
Jan 16, 1998 · Kundun. Roger Ebert January 16, 1998. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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.
