Генрих Харрер, офицер Рейха, человек, у которого было все — успех, красота, известность. Но ему было мало земной славы. Оставив дома беременную жену, он отправляется на покорение самого неприступного пика в Гималаях. Этот подвиг должен увековечить его имя. Однако впереди его ждет не успешное восхождение, а смертельная опасность, вражеский плен, долгие скитания… Наконец он добирается до таинственного тибетского города Лхаса, где ему предстоит провести долгих семь лет, и где молодой Далай Лама делает его своим приближенным.
Wheel of Time is Werner Herzog's photographed look at the largest Buddhist ritual in Bodh Gaya, India.
Реалистичное повествование о жизни и трагической судьбе четырнадцатого Далай-Ламы, одного из величайших религиозных деятелей нашей эпохи и духовного наставника буддистов всего мира. Хроника его детства и юности, наполненной тревогами за будущее древней нации, решительными попытками отстоять право Тибета на политическую и религиозную независимость. После китайского вторжения Далай-Лама был вынужден бежать в Индию, где он и по сей день пребывает в изгнании, призывая мировое сообщество обратить внимание на беды и страдания своего народа. Это история об удивительном юноше, наделенном многовековой мудростью и знаниями, чья несгибаемая воля и вера являются достойным примером для всех, кому дороги свобода и справедливость.
How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the future? These are some of the questions posed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by filmmaker and explorer Rick Ray. Ray examines some of the fundamental questions of our time by weaving together observations from his own journeys throughout India and the Middle East, and the wisdom of an extraordinary spiritual leader. This is his story, as told and filmed by Rick Ray during a private visit to his monastery in Dharamsala, India over the course of several months. Also included is rare historical footage as well as footage supplied by individuals who at great personal risk, filmed with hidden cameras within Tibet.
Buddhist monks open up about the joys and challenges of living out the precepts of the Buddha as a full-time vocation. Controversies swirling within modern monastic Buddhism are examined, from celibacy and the role of women to racism and concerns about the environment.
A Tibetan immigrant returns to her home country to witness the Chinese occupation.
Karma, a Tibetan filmmaker from New York, goes to Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama's exile headquarters in northern India, to make a documentary about former political prisoners who have escaped from Tibet. She wants to reconnect with her roots but is also escaping a deteriorating relationship back home.One of Karma's interviewees is Dhondup, an enigmatic ex-monk who has just escaped from Tibet. He confides in her that his real reason for coming to India is to fulfill his dying mother's last wish, to deliver a charm box to a long-missing resistance fighter. Karma finds herself unwittingly falling in love with Dhondup even as she is sucked into the passion of his quest, which becomes a journey into Tibet's fractured past and a voyage of self-discovery
Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian moutain climber, escapes from a British POW camp in India and flees north across the Himalayan mountains into Tibet. There he meets and befriends the young Dalai Lama.
Two-part documentary about the Tibetan refugee community in India. Feingold interviews Tibetan philosophers and former political prisoners. Part One (60 mins.) "Body, Speech, and Mind: Conversations with Tibetan Philosophers". Part Two (30 mins.) "Resisting the Chinese Occupation: Personal Accounts of Tibetans".
Nepal 1950. A mysterious, unexplored country. The Swiss geologist Toni Hagen, was the first European to pass through the "forbidden" kingdom. He doesn't discover any mineral resources there. Yet he does uncover the mysteries of life and penetrates towards a more profound truth which lends a new dimension to his life. In the spring of 1999, Hagen returns to Nepal to keep a promise of almost 50 years: At that time a Buddhist monk had presented him with the gift of a valuable and mystical ring.
June 16, 2011 Chenrezig Institute hosted the inaugural visit of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso. Founded in 1974 by Lama Thubten Yeshe, the Institute in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland was one of the first centres for Tibetan Buddhism in the Western World and remains one of the largets
The main characters of the film are two small boys who share the throne of Karmapa, the highest office of one of Tibetan Buddhism's main sects and the third in line after the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama. As with the Dalai Lama, Karmapa is the same soul which reincarnates in each successor to the office, who is identified by omens, portents and other signs. The Karmapa line actually pre-dates the Dalai Lama's, and their respective importance has alternated in the course of history with either the Karmapa or Dalai Lama holding precedence. Only one of the current Karmapas lives in Tibet, who is recognized by the Dalai Lama but controlled by the Chinese government for political ends. The second Karmapa lives in New Delhi, India and was selected by a Tibetan group in exile. The film was shot in India, Nepal and Tibet and features the Dalai Lama as narrator, providing an incisive spiritual and political view of occupied Tibet.
This documentary is the third part of The Yatra Trilogy created by John Bush. Vajra is the Sanskrit word signifying the thunderbolt of illumination, and yatra is the word for pilgrimage or spiritual journey. This film offers a cinematic pilgrimage to central Tibet, bearing witness to the indomitable faith of its endangered Buddhist community and the imminent threat to its very survival.
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice! is a documentary special that examined the "cultural phenomenon" of the American animated television series The Simpsons.
A documentary that explores the extreme side of the Ghostbusters fandom. Join us as we travel the world meeting extreme Ghostbusters fans. Every Ghosthead is unique. Every Franchise is its own. Every pop culture fandom should learn how to give back to the community.
В 1962 году четыре подростка – Джон Леннон, Пол Маккартни, Джордж Харрисон и Ринго Старр – создали музыкальный феномен 20-го века под названием «Битлз». В 1963 году группа покорила Европу, а в 1964 – США. Их потрясающие мировые турне изменили молодежную культуру и, как многие уверены, положили начало современной индустрии массовых развлечений. В это же время группа записала несколько невероятно успешных песен и альбомов. Но бремя небывалой славы, которая переросла в массовые беспорядки в 1966 году, вынудила «Битлз» прекратить гастрольную деятельность. У группы появилось время для работы над несколькими альбомами, изменившими мир студийной музыки. Интервью, архивные съемки, потрясающие кадры концертных выступлений и глубокое понимание героев, позволят окунуться в невероятное приключение и получить ответ на животрепещущий вопрос: «Каково это – жить в то время?»
Короткий документальный фильм о создании "Бабадук".
Sylvester Stallone and John G. Avildsen narrate behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Rocky" to mark the film's 40th anniversary.
