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Asia Travel Guide   All ProductsApparelBabyBeautyBooksClassical MusicDVDDigital MusicElectronicsGourmet FoodPersonal Health CareJewelryKitchen & HousewaresMagazinesMiscellaneousMusicMusical InstrumentsMusic TracksOffice ProductsOutdoor LivingPC HardwarePhotoRestaurantsSoftwareSporting GoodsTools & HardwareToysVHSVideo (DVD & VHS)VideoGamesWirelessWireless Accessories The Cup Average Customer Rating: List Price: $29.95 Asia Trips Trips Price: $26.99 Your Savings: $ 2.96 ( 10% ) Subject To Change Without Notice Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Festival Media Starring: Jamyang Lodro, Orgyen Tobgyal, Neten Chokling Directed By: Khyentse Norbu Audience Rating: G (General Audience) Binding: DVD EAN: 0857330001074 Format: Dolby Label: Festival Media Manufacturer: Festival Media Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Festival Media Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2007-11-13 Running Time: 94 Studio: Festival Media Related Items Travellers & Magicians Amongst White Clouds Words of My Perfect Teacher Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy The Lion's Roar Editorial Reviews: Product Description "A beautiful, funny, moving film." Martin Scorsese Buddhism is their philosophy... soccer is their religion! Prayer. Meditation. Rituals. Soccer? World Cup soccer fever sweeps into a remote Himalayan monastery and centuries-old traditions are threatened the young monks will do just about anything to watch the final match, posing a unique challenge to the venerable lamas in charge. An inspiring tale of colliding cultures, midnight escapades and daring secret plots... * A true story * Filmed on location at Chokling Monastery, India * Vibrant 16:9 transfer direct from film to HD master Official Selection Directors Fortnight Cannes Film Festival Official Selection Sundance Film Festival Winner FIPRESCI PRIZE Pusan International Film Festival Official Selection Toronto Film Festival Official Selection International Buddhist Film Festival BONUS FEATURES * Inside The Cup (22 min. documentary adapted from Life As Cinema by Anika Tokarchuk) * Director s commentary * Printed production notes and interview with Khyentse Norbu * 10 Buddhist film trailers Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Passion and compassion! Comment: First film of a Buddhism's master. Beautiful way to teach Buddha path. Must see all his films and keep your eyes and heart open for the teachings. Customer Rating: Summary: Nectar of Enlightenment in the World Cup Comment: "The Cup" is a lighthearted, joyous movie about Tibetan Buddhist monks in India who want to watch the World Cup. It's a seemingly simple task--all they need is a satellite dish. There are plenty of comical complications. All the monks have distinctive personalities, playing off against each other. Buddhist teachings are conveyed ina viewer-friendly way. It's got interfaith appeal. It's inoffensive to non-Buddhists since it teaches compassion, patience, and kindness. "The Cup" has the nectar of humor, compassion, and enlightenment! Customer Rating: Summary: Everybody loves the world's sport--soccer Comment: This is a sweet film, quiet and inoffensive. The boy reminds me of the Artful Dodger, and more than once I thought of Dickens' Fagin as I watched young Buddhist monks going about their lives under the tutelege of an old man. This is an unfamiliar world where boys grow up in a place of contemplation, yet they are energetic boys. Tibetan (or Bhutanese) teens have a hard time adjusting to being monks. What better outlet for their energies than a passion for soccer? This is no "Bend It Like Beckham," a wonderfully funny family film, but it's a pleasant and poignant little look into a foreign culture. Customer Rating: Summary: I'd give it 10 stars if I could! Comment: I cannot reccommend The Cup too highly! It is a DVD to be watched over and over. Peaceful and with a deceptively 'ordinary' plot, I found it very suspenseful on first viewing. It abounds with quiet humour but it never lacks tension. The "actors" are all to be congratulated, as is Khyentse Norbu himself. May he make many more movies! Customer Rating: Summary: Great fun and positively transformative Comment: Tibetan Buddhist monks living in peaceful exile and adjusting from a culture unchanged for centuries to the roller coaster of the modern world. Absolutely inspirational. The "actors" are all monks at the monastery in which the director/author, himself a Buddhist teacher, belongs. If you have any interest in cultural anthropology, this film will fulfill; and will enrich your life. More Reviews