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Himalaya

Original title: Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef
  • 19991999
  • 1h 48m
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Himalaya (1999)
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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, ... Read allAn 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,... Read allAn 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 f... Read all
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    • Eric Valli
    • Michel Debats(collaborating director)
  • Writers
    • Nathalie Azoulai
    • Olivier Dazat
    • Louis Gardel
  • Stars
    • Thilen Lhondup
    • Gurgon Kyap
    • Lhakpa Tsamchoe
    • Eric Valli
    • Michel Debats(collaborating director)
  • Writers
    • Nathalie Azoulai
    • Olivier Dazat
    • Louis Gardel
  • Stars
    • Thilen Lhondup
    • Gurgon Kyap
    • Lhakpa Tsamchoe
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    • 56User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Thilen Lhondup
    Thilen Lhondup
    • Tinle
    Gurgon Kyap
    Gurgon Kyap
    • Karma
    Lhakpa Tsamchoe
    Lhakpa Tsamchoe
    • Pema
    Karma Wangel
    Karma Wangel
    • Passang
    Karma Tensing
    Karma Tensing
    • Norbou…
    Labrang Tundup
    • Labrang
    Jampa Kalsang Tamang
    • Jampa
    Tsering Dorjee
    • Rabkie
    Rapke Gurung
    • Tundup
    Pemba Bika
    • Tensing
    Karma Chhewang
    • Meme…
    Tenzen Charka
    • Chopga
    Yangzom
    • Dawa
    Gyalsen Gurung
    • Chewan
    Phuti Bika
    • Deld
    Sangmo Gurung
    • Angmo
    Karma Angbu Gurung
    • Karma's father
      • Eric Valli
      • Michel Debats(collaborating director)
    • Writers
      • Nathalie Azoulai
      • Olivier Dazat
      • Louis Gardel
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    • Trivia
      The director, in the commentary on the DVD, says that he was inspired by the book "Caravan Towards Buddha" by Andre Migot. This book was titled "CARAVANE VERS BOUDDHA" when it was published in 1954, but can now only be found under its alternate (English) title, "Tibetan Marches" (translated by Peter Fleming). See also "Au Tibet sur les traces du Bouddha (Collection Itinéraires)" by André Migot.
    • Quotes

      Tinle: [subtitled version] Why did you come with me?

      Norbou: When you left the monastery, I remembered what one of my masters said. 'When two paths open up before you, always choose the hardest one.'

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Crazy/Beautiful/Baby Boy/Pootie Tang/Lost and Delirious/The Crimson Rivers/Himalaya (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      La Mort De Lhakpa
      Vocals by Tsering Lodoe, A. Filetta Group, and Lama Karma Gyurmed (as Lama Gyurme)

      Music Composed and orchestrated by Bruno Coulais

      (P) & © 1999 Galatée Films

      Label: Varèse Sarabande

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    The simple plot, told in every culture that has any notion of the grandeur of place and power, is a grand design of human struggle and triumph, figuratively and realistically represented in the salt caravans
    I have climbed up a glacier in New Zealand and down a mountain in Switzerland, and it was rough going for a middle-aged film critic. However, truly rough it can be if you're old, live in the Himalayas, and need to spend a couple of weeks taking your yak and salt to get some grain for winter survival.

    Photographer Eric Valli's beautiful epic film `Himalaya' is the first Nepalese film to be nominated (in 1999) for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It is also a heroic fable of a small community's struggle to change the guard from old to young and retain the respect of the gods. The simple plot, told in every culture that has any notion of the grandeur of place and power, may deceive some into thinking this a small cliched film. It is rather a grand design of human struggle and triumph, figuratively and realistically represented in the salt caravans that still traverse the majestic Himalayan Mountains in Tibet.

    When one of the caravans tries to cut off 4 days by attempting a route reserved for the devils, the ensuing danger as yaks and humans walk the narrow path is so beautiful and harrowing that my glacier experience looks now like a picnic. Blue sky above, blue water below, and a path so dangerous indeed the gods themselves would have second thoughts. Valli's cinemascope is the perfect medium to catch the overpowering mountains and miniscule stones, both instruments of the terrible powers those gods still wield in this other world.

    The actors are handsome locals, and the story is right out of Shakespeare and Howard Hawks. See this film before you get too old to breathe its artistic air.
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    • jdesando
    • Dec 5, 2001

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    • Release date
      • June 22, 2001 (United States)
      • France
      • Switzerland
      • United Kingdom
      • Nepal
      • Kino International
      • Official Site
      • Tibetan
    • Also known as
      • Dolpo Valley, Nepal
    • Production companies
      • Galatée Films
      • France 2 Cinéma
      • Les Productions de la Guéville
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS-Stereo

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