Ram Dass: Fierce Grace
by Mickey Lemle
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Actor: Bhagavan Das, Larry Brilliant, Ram Dass, Timothy Leary, William AlpertDirector: Mickey Lemle
Brand: RAM
Cinematographer: Bobby Squires
Producer: Bobby Squires
Cinematographer: Buddy Squires
Producer: Buddy Squires
Editor: Mickey Lemle
Producer: Mickey Lemle
Editor: Aaron Vega
Editor: Jacob Craycroft
Producer: Jessica Brackman
Producer: Linda K. Moroney
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Unknown; English (Unknown), Unknown
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-04-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Zeitgeist Films
Product features:
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DVD Reviews of Ram Dass: Fierce Grace
DVD Review: Following on the Path
Summary: 4 Stars
I am one of the original readers of Be Here Now when it came out in 1971. When I found this DVD available it was a good way to see where Ram Dass had been traveling these last 3 decades.
It was nice to revisit an old friend and was inspiring. It would be a good video for young ppl on the path to see.
DVD Review: 5-Star Review by America's Spiritual Reviewer
Summary: 5 Stars
Fierce Grace is an autobiographical documentary about Ram Dass (a/k/a Richard Alpert), a spiritual pioneer and leader. His book, "Remember, Be Here Now" was a catalyst in the great awakening that has been unfolding in our world since the 1970's, and is still selling strong at amazon.com. We see Ram Dass through all phases of his life: as a charming priveleged youngster, as an elite professor at Harvard, as an LSD experimenter with Timothy Leary, and as a dedicated disciple of an Indian guru. Now an aging baby boomer, Ram Dass tells his story from the perspective of someone who's in long-term recovery from a serious, life-altering stroke. His willingness to be "stroked" and to use the event as inspiration to continue to work on self and to expand his spiritual awareness is compelling. I highly recommend Fierce Grace to all stroke victims, to anyone on a spiritual path and to young people who are curious about an authentic, non-Hollywood version of the hippie movement and the love that created it. DVD Review: Fantasic Film
Summary: 5 Stars
For the Spiritual Seeker this is am exemplary film. You can really see the progression of Ram Dass throughout the film and the relation between suffering and spiritual growth. There are also some very touching scenes of people conveying how Ram Dass touched their lives. Some of these people have gone through incredibly difficult experiences making his love even more special. DVD Review: consciousness raising
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD was a sensitive exploration into adversity, how it can impact on our lives, and yet how we can view it from a spiritual perspective and gain greater awareness of how we can transcend the challenges and move through the process. Ramm Dass, a great teacher and learner from life, satisfies again the point between poignancy and clarity.DVD Review: Maybe an unfilmable subject . . .
Summary: 3 Stars
Knowing the younger Ram Dass from recordings of his talks to devoted and appreciative audiences, I was familiar with an immensely articulate and affective advocate of Eastern spirituality - able to speak with a familiar voice and an accessible vocabulary about a subject that goes beyond language and reason. What is disappointing about this film is how post-stroke aphasia has affected the man's ability to speak so clearly, precisely, and eloquently. Watching the film, I kept thinking that the film's editors were making him seem more articulate than he now is.
I gather from those who speak highly of Ram Dass that you literally have to *be there* with him to fully grasp the impact of his presence as a teacher. A lengthy scene at the end of the film records a session with a young woman who comes to him for help dealing with the violent death of a dear friend. The camera attempts to capture what transpires during that meeting, but I think it's very difficult to tell to what extent the force of his presence (given his difficulty with language) has in the situation. It may have been profound or superficial - it's really hard to tell for sure, and that is, I think, a problem with the film.
Others here have blamed the filmmakers, and I don't know if that criticism is fair. The medium of film, with its attention to surfaces, is handicapped in dealing with a subject like this. I would recommend this film only for people who are already fans of Ram Dass. And if you are older, don't look for much insight into aging. To that extent, the film shows him at a reading of a new book about this subject, and if you aren't troubled too much by the obvious role played by his editor (which we see in one scene), you may find the book more illuminating than this film.
Description of Ram Dass: Fierce Grace
Harvard professors Richard Alpert and Timothy Leary made countercultural history in 1963 when they were fired from that institution for conducting controversial psychedelic drug research. In the purple haze aftermath, Alpert journeyed to India and found his guru Maharaj ji, who renamed him Ram Dass ("Servant of God"). Best known for his 1971 bestseller BE HERE NOW, which was a spiritual touchstone of the era, Ram Dass became an inspiration to people across the globe. Filmmaker Mickey Lemle--who has known his subject for more than twenty-five years--intersperses vivid archival footage from hippiedom's glory days with intimate glimpses of Ram Dass today, as he continues to remake his life since being--in his words--"stroked" in 1997. Named by NEWSWEEK as one of the Top Five Non-Fiction Films of 2002, RAM DASS FIERCE GRACE is an engrossing, poignant meditation on spirituality, consciousness, healing and the unexpected grace of aging.General DVDs
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