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Title: Himalaya (1999)
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| Thilen Lhondup | ... | Tinle | |
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Gurgon Kyap | ... | Karma |
| Lhakpa Tsamchoe | ... | Pema | |
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Karma Wangel | ... | Passang |
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Karma Tensing | ... | Norbou / Urgien |
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Labrang Tundup | ... | Labrang |
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Jampa Kalsang Tamang | ... | Jampa |
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Tsering Dorjee | ... | Rabkie |
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Rapke Gurung | ... | Tundup |
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Pemba Bika | ... | Tensing |
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Karma Chhewang | ... | Meme / Paljor |
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Tenzen Charka | ... | Chopga |
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Yangzom | ... | Dawa |
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Gyalsen Gurung | ... | Chewan |
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Phuti Bika | ... | Deld |
An aging chief's last stand, lessons for the new, and the education of a young chief-to-be played against harsh Nature in Nepal's Dolpo. When his son dies returning from Tibet's salt lakes, Tinle blames Karma, his son's friend, refuses to give Karma his blessing as the new chief, and organizes a rival caravan to take the salt to lower Nepal to trade for grain. He, a few old men, his son's widow, his grandson, and his second son, a monk, set out on the arduous journey. Fearing storms, Karma has led his caravan out of the village before the auspicious day ordained by the lamas. Tinle's group catches Karma's before the final pass; the two stubborn men lock wills with Tinle's grandson watching. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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If you believe film should be an artform, then you'll love Himalaya. As the director states in the bonus audio track, the production team did not identify and write to a "target market" when developing the screen writing, they did not follow the dreary Hollywood "recipe" for film-making, and, most importantly, they did use non-actors to portray almost all the lead and back-up roles.
Tinle, the lead character, is a treasure. The first time I viewed the movie, I thought, 'what a wonderful actor.' His timing is exact yet unpredictable, his personality forceful, his face is exquisite, his form unique and authentic. A natural, I thought. Indeed, he plays himself in a quasi-autobiography, and what a wonderful character he is.
This is a movie about an ancient civilization we are losing and, sadly, will soon be lost. Really, its a documentary, and, as the director states, will certainly be used by future historians as a visual artifact of what is soon to become the lost Dolpo civilization of Nepal. The soundtrack conditions you to this heartbreaking reality.
The movie is successful on many levels: a mother's lost love (who hasn't seen her adult child since he was eight); a loving grandfather/grandson relationship, which is painfully lost; a wife who loses her husband, and a young boy who loses his father then attempts to make sense out of the loss; a young religious man who chooses the 'difficult' path over the easy monastic life; a classic confrontation between generations; and an old man whose entire life is built on strength, perseverance, and admiration, but then who ultimately must let go of it all to those who are destined to succeed him.
I loved this movie. It made me think of my mother, an artist, whom I miss dearly. Himalaya is a work of art.