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REFUGE by JOHN HALPERN
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DVD detailsDirector: JOHN HALPERN Producer: MDS PRODUCTIONS Narrator: LES LEVINE Primary Contributor: MARTIN SCORSESE Primary Contributor: THE DALAI LAMA Primary Contributor: OLIVER STONE Primary Contributor: DZONGZAR KHYENTSE Primary Contributor: BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI Primary Contributor: ANI TENZIN PALMO Primary Contributor: PHILIP GLASS Primary Contributor: THE KHEMPOS Primary Contributor: MELISSA MATHISON Primary Contributor: H.H. SHEPHEN DAWA RINPOCHE DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled) Format: Color, HiFi Sound, Letterboxed, NTSC, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen Running Time: 58 unknown-units Published: 2006 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Model: refg7711 Studio: MDS PRODUCtions, LLC Product features: - Three Stars * * * amNY~ ..Valuable Perspectives To Offer..
- All Questions Answered: " What's Tibetan Buddhism, Now?"
- An Intriguing, Unfinished New Synthesis of East and West.. ~Salon.com
- "Not Afraid To Explore The Sexual and Financial Scandals.." ~Andrew O'Hehir
- ..Charming, Informative And Sometimes Quietly Humorous...
Description of REFUGENY TIMES~ Laura Kern
John Halpern's "Refuge" is a 58-minute look at how citizens of the Western world are becoming increasingly drawn to Eastern thought and the appeal of Tibetan Buddhism.
In our celebrity-driven society, filmmakers are partly responsible for this rapid growth in awareness, by creating serious works influenced by Buddhist tenets or by publicly recognizing its potential benefits.
...Buddhist nuns and the Dalai Lama reveal that Easterners, too, have found sanctuary in the other side, traveling more frequently to the West to share their views and to open meditation centers.
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The story of REFUGE is told by a series of first time interviews with renowned filmmakers who have made major motion pictures about Buddhism and by accomplished Tibetan masters who have established themselves here, in the West.
salon.com~Andrew O'Hehir
"REFUGE remains a calm and reassuring picture, but never an incurious one. He's not afraid to explore the sexual and financial scandals that have affected some Buddhist ventures in the West, or the tendency of some overly enthusiastic Western practitioners to focus on the ritual elements of Buddhist worship and to breed an isolated, cult-like atmosphere... a charming, informative and sometimes quietly humorous exploration of an influential movement..."
REFUGE is filled with beautiful images from Dharamsala and Bodaghaya , India, Tibet, Nepal, New York and California.
All questions about "What is contemporary Buddhism now?" are answered by Hollywood's foremost movie directors and the greatest living meditation masters who have established themselves in the West.
Director John Halpern traveled to Dharamsala and Bodghaya, India, Tibet, Nepal, New York and California to tell this story. Artist and writer Les Levine's narration guides us through the development of these stories and the film features music by acclaimed composer Steve Reich.
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