Siddhartha (1972 )

Siddhartha (1972 ) (DVD) (*)

$27.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Venice Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Mono )
German ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Mono )
Spanish ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
82

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Storyboards
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1972 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Conrad Rooks

Written By:
Conrad Rooks
Natasha Ullman

Actors:
Shashi Kapoor ..... Siddhartha
Simi Garewal ..... Kamala
Romesh Sharma ..... Govinda
Pinchoo Kapoor ..... Kamaswami
Zul Vellani ..... Vasudeva
Amrik Singh ..... Siddhartha's father
Kunal Kapoor ..... Hassan, Siddhartha's son
Shanti Hiranand ..... Siddhartha's mother
Holy Sadhus of Rishikesh ..... Himself

Synopsis:

Conrad Rooks' Siddhartha is the English-language classic based on the best-selling novel by the Nobel Prize winner Herman Hesse featuring astonishing cinematography by the great Sven Nykvist. Unavailable in North America in any format since 1985, Milestone will celebrate the 125th anniversary of Hesse's birth with brand-new 35mm prints from the restored negative. Siddhartha was filmed entirely on location in Northern India, the holy city of Rishikesh, and the private estates as well as in the palaces of His Highness the Maharajah of Bharatpur. The film is absolutely a ravashing visual experience!

Siddhartha is the disarmingly simple story of a young Brahmin, and his search for a meaningful way of life. This search takes him through periods of harsh asceticism, sensual pleasures, material wealth, then self-revulsion and eventually to the oneness and harmony with himself that he had been seeking. Siddhartha learns that the secret of life cannot be passed on from one person to another, but must be achieved through inner experience.

Two-time director Conrad Rooks (known for his autobiographical drug-addiction opus of 1966, Chappaqua), helms this big-screen adaptation of Hermann Hesse's novel, about an Indian youth who leaves his family in search of life's meaning. The film sports location photography by Bergman associate Sven Nykvist. The famed Shashi Kapoor plays Siddhartha. Kapoor is a member of India's most famous show business family, and starred in three James Ivory films, Bombay Talkie, The Householder, and Shakespeare Wallah as well as the films of Satyajit Ray.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 10 August, 2017.