Very nicely produced, directed and and very well acted. a very moving tale that hinges not only on the 14th Dalai Lama but of the struggle for Tibetan freedom from Chinese communist imperialist rule. This movie should be more widely shown.

"Aloko Udapadi" ("Light Arose") is an Epic Film of the unswerving human effort to record for all time, a unique spiritual heritage. In 89 BC, King Walagamba of Sinhala kingdom (present day Sri Lanka), was troubled by power-hungry forces from within and from outside, which compelled him to abandon throne and flee with a hope of returning back to ...

Nov 7, 2024 · Wisdom of Happiness: Directed by Philip Delaquis, Barbara Miller. With The Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama, talks directly to camera about inner peace, happiness, and potential for peaceful, happy 21st century.

The movie depicts the Dalai Lama's coronation occurring after Germany surrenders in WWII and after China invades Tibet. The actual enthronement ceremony took place on 22 February 1940, (Iron-Dragon Year, 1st month, 14th day), long before the end of the war and the Chinese invasion.

Little Buddha: Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. With Keanu Reeves, Ruocheng Ying, Chris Isaak, Alex Wiesendanger. After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children - one American and two Nepalese - who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.

From childhood to adulthood, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama deals with Chinese oppression and other problems.

A film on the Dalai Lama's message for peace, shot in Frankfurt in 1982, which includes excerpts from the Dalai Lama's public talk, teachings at Lama Tsong Khapa Institute, Pomaia, and meeting an elder of the Hopi people.

In 1937, a two year old boy from a simple family is recognised as Kundun, the fourteenth reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and political leader of Tibet Educated by the monks.

This is a film that depicts the epic battle and struggle a group of uneducated villagers went through to get its independence back in 1948 and discusses a "secret": what happened between November 1947, and discusses how Sri Lanka got its independence in 1948.

Oct 23, 2022 · This film tells the story of the Dalai Lama's younger sister Jetsun Pema, her struggles, loss and success that earned her the epithet Amala or 'mother'. Using rare footage from her historic visit to Tibet in 1980, the film also gives insight on the state of education inside Tibet.