Little Buddha (1993)

Little Buddha (1993) (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

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

Running Time:
135 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1993 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Bernardo Bertolucci

Written By:
Bernardo Bertolucci
Rudy Wurlitzer

Actors:
Keanu Reeves ..... Siddhartha
Ruocheng Ying ..... Lama Norbu
Chris Isaak ..... Dean Conrad
Alex Wiesendanger ..... Jesse Conrad
Raju Lal ..... Raju
Greishma Makar Singh ..... Gita
Sogyal Rinpoche ..... Kenpo Tenzin
Ven. Khyongla Rato Rinpoche ..... Abbot
Bridget Fonda ..... Lisa Conrad
Ven. Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen ..... Lama Dorje
Jo Champa ..... Maria
Jigme Kunsang ..... Champa
Thubtem Jampa ..... Punzo
Surekha Sikri ..... Sonali
T.K. Lama ..... Sangay

Synopsis:

A Buddhist monk, Lama Norbu (Ying Ruocheng), believes that a 10-year-old American boy, Jesse (Alex Wiesendanger), is the reincarnation of his spiritual teacher, Lama Dorje. Jesse's father, Dean (Chris Isaak), and mother, Lisa (Bridget Fonda), are dubious, but following his business partner's suicide, a transformed Dean relents and allows his son to travel to Bhutan. However, there are two other children who the monk thinks may also be the reincarnation of Lama Dorje.

Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in search of the reincarnation of his dead teacher, Lama Dorje. His search leads him to young Jesse Conrad, Raju, a waif from Kathmandu, and an upper class Indian girl. Together, they journey to Bhutan where the three children must undergo a test to prove which is the true reincarnation. Interspersed with this, is the story of Siddharta, later known as the Buddha. It traces his spiritual journey from ignorance to true enlightenment.

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