10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
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Actor: Rick Ray, The Dalai LamaBrand: Monterey Home Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 85 minutes
Published: 2007
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-23
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: MONTEREY VIDEO
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Movie Review: a beautiful and moving motion picture
Summary: 5 Stars
10 Questions For The Dalai Lama fascinated me from the very beginning; I had until now little knowledge of the history of Tibet and this DVD about their spiritual leader who is also their head of state in exile will hold your attention, too! The film flows very nicely; Rick Ray really put this together rather well and the footage shows India close to where the Dalai Lama and his followers live; excellent archival footage of the Communist Chinese forces overtaking Tibet and killing tens of thousands of people and the footage of Rick's interview with the Dalai Lama himself is more than worth the price of admission alone! The cinematography is terrific, too.
The film starts with director/writer Rick Ray narrating as we watch him doing a film project for next-to-nothing in India in order to get an interview with the Dalai Lama. However, when Rick gets to India he soon discovers that the promise of such an interview was bogus and he's on his own if he wishes to meet this spiritual, political leader and sage. Fortunately for Rick, his guide tells him that the Dalai Lama has his monks reading email on the Internet; and eventually Rick lands an interview with the Dalai Lama himself. Rick is nervous, however; he has heard that if the Dalai Lama does not consider you to be sincerely interested in a meaningful conversation he will simply dismiss you. Rick also faces tough time constraints--he has only 45 minutes and he is limited to asking the Dalai Lama only 10 questions.
This film also shows the history of the Dalai Lama and his predecessors who were all picked with great care; and we see terrific footage of the current Dalai Lama trying so hard to be nice to the Chinese when he first had power as the leader of Tibet. We also see graphic footage of how the Chinese overran Tibet; and these atrocities committed by the Chinese are not easy to swallow. The Dalai Lama had to put his boyhood behind him; and he even had to flee in disguise to make it out safely without being captured by Chinese forces. Many Tibetans who escaped the brutality of Chinese forces also fled and followed their leader to the town of Dharamsala in Northern India where the government of India provides them with a place to live.
Then comes the big interview--what will Rick ask the Dalai Lama? Be prepared to see Rick gain incredibly meaningful and wonderful insight from this exceptionally thoughtful man who is actually put on the spot when one unanticipated question from Rick comes up and needs a good answer. It's a terrific interview to say the least.
The DVD comes with an interview with director/writer Rick Ray, an interview with the man who is the personal secretary to the Dalai Lama and additional scenes not in the final cut of the movie. These are excellent features.
This documentary which also features a unique, up close and personal look at the Dalai Lama was made with care and compassion for him and his people. I highly recommend this film for people studying the Dalai Lama; the importance of a free Tibet and other issues related to the Tibetan people.
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