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Overview
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Release Date:
25 May 1994 (USA)
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Plot:
Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in search of the reincarnation of his dead teacher, Lama Dorje. His search leads him to young Jesse Conrad...
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Awards:
1 win
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3 nominations
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(2 articles)
Jaz Films Aquires Antonioni's Last Screenplay
(From The Wrap. 19 May 2009, 5:24 PM, PDT)
Chanting Lifts Keanu's Spirits
(From WENN. 4 October 2001)
(From The Wrap. 19 May 2009, 5:24 PM, PDT)
Chanting Lifts Keanu's Spirits
(From WENN. 4 October 2001)
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Beautifully filmed
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Keanu Reeves | ... | Siddhartha |
 | Ruocheng Ying | ... | Lama Norbu (as Ying Ruocheng) |
| Chris Isaak | ... | Dean Conrad |
 | Bridget Fonda | ... | Lisa Conrad |
| Alex Wiesendanger | ... | Jesse Conrad |
| Raju Lal | ... | Raju |
| Greishma Makar Singh | ... | Gita |
| Sogyal Rinpoche | ... | Kenpo Tenzin |
| Ven. Khyongla Rato Rinpoche | ... | Abbot |
| Ven. Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen | ... | Lama Dorje |
 | Jo Champa | ... | Maria |
| Jigme Kunsang | ... | Champa |
| Thubtem Jampa | ... | Punzo |
| Surekha Sikri | ... | Sonali |
| T.K. Lama | ... | Sanjay |
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123 min | Australia:141 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby Digital (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Germany:12 |
Netherlands:AL |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:All |
Argentina:Atp |
Finland:K-8 |
France:U |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
Singapore:PG |
Australia:PG
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For the scene in the forest with the ascetics where Siddartha becomes emaciated from lack of food, Keanu Reeves went on a crash diet of oranges and water.
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Revealing mistakes: When Raju play with the GameBoy you can hear that he is playing Tetris. But if you watch closely you can see that it is not turned on at all.
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Quotes:
Siddhartha:
[speaking to Mara] You are pure illusion, you do not exist. The earth is my witness.
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Referenced in The Matrix (1999)
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Outstanding for its cinematography. Bertolucci makes a clear distinction between the coolly modern Seattle (by giving it a blue tint) and the older, earthier India and Nepal (shot with an orange and red theme). Chris Isaak turns in a subtle and tender performance as the conflicted Dean Conrad.
Ruocheng Ying's performance as Lama Norbu is superb. And Keanu Reeves looks beautifully serene as Prince Siddhartha and later the Buddha.