Himalayas - At Human Height - 4-DVD Boxset ( Himalaya, la terre des femmes / Himalaya, le chemin du ciel / La nuit nomade / Les orphelins du Tibet ) ( Himalaya: The Land of Women / Himalaya: Path to the Sky / Nomadic night / Orphans of Tibet )

Himalayas - At Human Height - 4-DVD Boxset (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Himalaya, la terre des femmes / Himalaya, le chemin du ciel / La nuit nomade / Les orphelins du Tibet
Alternate Title: Himalaya: The Land of Women / Himalaya: Path to the Sky / Nomadic night / Orphans of Tibet
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
260 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2008-2011 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Marianne Chaud
Julie Capel

Written By:
Marianne Chaud

Actors:
Tundup ..... Father
Kenrap ..... Son
Toldan ..... Husband
Dholma ..... Wife
Dholma ..... Self
Sonam ..... Self

Synopsis:

Himalaya: The Land of Women: At an altitude of almost 4,000 metres in an arid setting comprised of rocky spurs and bare mountain walls, the village of Sking is one of the most isolated villages in the Himalayan Zanskar region. Here, the inhabitants depend entirely upon working the land in order to survive. With the onset of winter, they need to harvest and store all their basic necessities for the year. Here the summer is short and the winter seemingly never-ending. The harvest is chiefly handled by the women, young and old alike, working relentlessly from dawn to dusk with the fast-arriving winter setting a deadline which must not be missed. Marianne Chaud, shares these women's daily lives, dreams and fears for many months. We share their daily lives in an intimate way, accompanying one of them as she waits for her husband to return, sharing the boredom and solitude of another, playing games with the youngest and awaiting the onset of death with the oldest. Shot from the director-ethnologist's point of view, the film shows us a sensitive and poetic journey into the life and world of four generations of women. Himalaya: Path to the Sky: Buddhist monks embark on a winter odyssey. Nomadic night: This may be the last migration for Tundup, the end of his nomadic life on the Himalayan highlands. When the merchants arrive, Tundup and his family must choose between selling their goat herd and moving to the city or staying in Karnak. Orphans of Tibet: Each year, groups of Tibetan children secretly flee their homeland over the Himalayas to reach schools in India founded by the government in exile. Entrusted to smugglers, they are risking their lives by illegally crossing the great Himalayan range, a towering rampart between Tibet and India.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 24 September, 2020.