![]() ![]() Scorsese’s Kundun is a more vivid and refreshing telling of the Tibetan story. ![]() ![]() The film is hampered by so much of the story being about Harrer and since his story is not as impactful as the Tibetans and their plight and their highly evolved religious experiences, the film suffers for it. The Frenchman Jean-Jacques Annaud (“The Lover”/”Quest for Fire”) directs a screenplay by Becky Johnston based on the 1953 memoir of Austrian mountain climber Heinrich Harrer. “Failed to convince me that Harrer moved from a self-absorbed bigot to an enlightened being, especially since his memoir never mentioned his Nazi past.” ![]() (director/producer: Jean – Jacques Annaud screenwriters: Becky Johnston/from the book by Heinrich Harrer cinematographer: Robert Fraisse/Allen Smith editor: Noëlle Boisson music: John Williams cast: Brad Pitt (Heinrich Harrer), David Thewlis (Peter Aufschnaiter), Mako (Kungo Tsarong), B.D.Wong (Ngawang Jigme), Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk (Dalai Lama), Danny Denzongpa (Regent), Victor Wong (Chinese “Amban”), Ingeborga Dapkunaite (Ingrid Harrer), Lhakpa Tsamchoe (Pema Lhaki), Jetsun Pema (Great Mother) Runtime: 136 MPAA Rating: PG-13 producers: Iain Smith/John H. ![]()
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