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Kundun
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Widescreen 2.35:1 Color / Production Year: 1997 / Region 1
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All-Time Sales Rank: 1493
| Overall Rating:    4.4 out of 5, including 5 reviews Add your comments on this Title. |
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The True Story Of A Man Whose Struggle Would Lead A Nation.
Praised as one of the best films of the year, Kundun is a motion picture masterpiece directed by five-time Academy Award®-nominated director Martin Scorsese. It's the incredible true story of one of the world's most fascinating leaders - Tibet's Dalai Lama - and his daring struggle to rule a nation at one of the most challenging times in its history.
Powerful told and set against the backdrop of world politics - the films' release created an international uproar! Featuring a striking, Oscar®-nominated score by renowned composer Philip Glass, this extraordinary motion picture has been greeted with both controversy and worldwide acclaim - experience it for yourself!
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| | Widescreen 2.35:1 Color | | Audio: (more info) | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
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| Studio: Disney / Buena Vista Production Year: 1997 Release Date: 10/13/1998
Length: 135 mins Rating: PG-13 Chapters: 18
| Packaging: Keep Case Number of Discs: 1 Disc: SS-SL Item Code: 14890 UPC Code: 717951000576
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Overall Rating:    4.4 out of 5, including 5 reviews Add your comments on this Title. |
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Customer Review
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THE LAST TEMPTATION OF MARTIN - 4.25 out of 5 (4/4/1999)
The great danger with filmed biographies is to present an hagiography which is more a documentary to the glory of the chosen one than a motion picture with artistic qualities. Martin Scorsese was well aware of this trap by presenting KUNDUN. So what ?
Well, it's a Scorsese movie allright but, in my opinion, not so interesting than the other works of the italo-american director. Apart of the terrific cinematography and the pleasure we can have to follow the life of the reincarnation of " The B
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You talkin to the Dalai Lama? - 4.5 out of 5 (12/6/1998)
Scorsese does spirituality without violence...who knew?
The answer is that anyone who caught this film in theatrical
release knew. We knew that Martin Scorsese had made a film
of pure emotion, with violence relegated to the background. We knew
this is a subject close to him, which comes through in the
moving and thought-provoking imagery. And we knew that he had taken
the themes from The Last Temptation of Christ and applied them to
a subject which is equally impressive and extremely r
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