It's not always easy to follow the story thread of this beguiling film, but it has such a bewitching atmosphere that you may well be tempted to watch it over and over again.
Read full articleIt's quite beautiful. The director, Khyentse Norbu, will hold a shot for a long time and let you luxuriate in the setting.
Read full articleRecruiting a cast comprised of genuine nonprofessionals and the talents of Taiwanese cinematographer Mark Lee-Ping Bing... Norbu charts an inspired, fittingly meditative journey to enlightenment.
Read full articleOffers a droll, leisurely, if cryptic journey toward individual enlightenment.
Read full articleAt least for the uninitiated, the drift of the filmmaking seemed to fall short of the transcendence envisioned by its story.
Read full articleI loved the dreamy film for not watering things down and letting the viewer identify with the protagonist trying to save his life the old-fashioned Buddhist way.
Read full articleThis remarkable film from Nepal is just as agreeably enigmatic as its label would suggest-a combination ethnographic/spiritual/wryly comic "quest" tale about living in the present, and how difficult that can be.
Read full articleLessons in paying attention for a young Tibetan convinced he's dying unless he can find the sacred feminine in the world around him.
Read full articleWith his fifth feature film, Norbu treats spiritual doctrine as something both liberating and perverse, an inward search with outward consequence.
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