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Windhorse
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Manufacturer: New Yorker Video
Starring: Dadon, Jampa Kelsang, Richard Chang (II), Lu Yü, Taije Silverman
Directed By: Paul Wagner (II)
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WAGNER,PAUL
EAN: 9781567303865
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 1567303862
Label: New Yorker Video
Manufacturer: New Yorker Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Yorker Video
Release Date: 2005-11-29
Running Time: 97
Studio: New Yorker Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
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Based on true events, three Tibetan children witness Chinese oppression and take different paths as they grow up each fighting the oppressors in their own way.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: NR
Release Date: 29-NOV-2005
Media Type: DVD
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Summary: Eye opening look!
Comment: I first viewed this film from Netflix. I was so moved by the film that I just had to purchase it. Having been in Tibet,I know these people are very peaceful & don't deserve this treatment. This is a film everyone should watch.
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Summary: Mesmerizing
Comment: Everthing about this film kept me mesmerized. I had no idea that I was watching the movie for over an hour and a half until it ended. It is filled with beautiful scenery, drama, suspense and history. I especially loved the scenes of family life and riutals in Tibet. In addition, the pace of the film was perfect for one having subtitles. Its beauty and truth make it a must see.
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Summary: Tibet's agony through a family dramma
Comment: This movie is surely a must for anyone interested in modern Tibet or for anyone that still thinks Tibet is that depicted by Scorsese or Annaud. I read it has been made in semi-clandestine conditions and with great difficulties and that this is one of its points of force.
The story is simple and embraces three generations of Tibetans that have immigrated to Lhasa from their mountain village, from the Chinese occupation to our days. The years have completely eradicated and urbanized the traditional family, having it apparently loose family ties and affection. However in the moment of need and danger, when one of the family members, the cousin-nun, is brutalized and agonizing all the childhood memories and the religious beliefs are awakened and each member of the family bravely follows his or her karma.
However the real interest of the movie does not reside in the plot but in the description of modern Tibet, the subtle cultural violence that is beeing carried out towards Tibetans, the compromises they have to accept to live in their own country, the courage demonstrated by nuns and monks, the role of turists that are witnesses but cannot help in any way.
The actors are well chosen and expressive, even if the situations are really very limitated and in some cases the impression is that of a theatrical dramma.
A movie to watch, appreciate and remember. For the facts also watch "The cry of the snow lion".
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Summary: Blown By The Wings of the Windhorse ~ It's All About The Message
Comment: Note: Chinese, Tibetan with some English narration and English subtitles.
Paul Wagner's 'Windhorse' has the feel and look of a television docu-drama. If I just happened to be channel surfing and came upon this film in progress I would probably assume it to be a new Asian soap opera on cable.
However having said that it must be understood by any potential viewer that this is a film where the message is first and foremost. Secretly filmed on location in Tibet at great risk, the intent of this movie is to enlighten the world to the ongoing oppression of the Tibetan people by the occupying Chinese miltary. For that reason alone it's worth a viewing.
Positives: It contains some magnificent panoramic views of the Tibetan landscape and exotic rural and urban settings. There's also some fine camera work in monasteries displaying the ornate colors and imagery the Tibetans are known for.
-3 Stars as docu-drama/soap opera - 5 Stars for the message - 4 Stars overall
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Summary: Chairman Mao Strangles Tibet. A film of integrity
Comment: Forget "Kundun" or "Seven Years in Tibet." Good films, but those are Hollywood. For an emotionally authentic depiction of the oppression of the Tibetans, I don't think I can recommend a better movie. First of all, the Tibetans in the film are not professionals but actual people who experienced the injustices. There is a scene in a Buddhist monastery where the nuns are told by Chinese soldiers they can no longer display a picture of their beloved Dalai Lama. The nuns cry real tears and you can tell the difference! Second, many clips were shot clandestinely under the nose of Chinese spy cameras. We see the real Tibet. The story is extraordinary too. It begins with the shocking execution of a grandfather who distributed a poster: Chinese should leave Tibet. This event tramautizes the family, in particular the grandchildren and their cousin. The cousin reacts by becoming a nun in a Lhasa monestary. The brother becomes an embittered, aimless drifter. The sister reacts by accommodating to the Chinese and becoming a pop singer. When the nun continues her protest 18 years later and is literally beaten to the edge of death by Chinese torturers, the whole family has to revisit the meaning of family and the meaning of Tibet to them. That is the outline of the plot. This is a deeply moving and deeply disturbing film about ordinary people who react in an authentic way to a family and national tragedy. It has a documentary feel that is unmatched save for the much older "Battle of Algiers." Truly a great film! The DVD extras explain the political - almost espionage nature of the creation of the movie.
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