Kundun [blu-ray] / Touchstone Pictures presents ; directed by Martin Scorsese ; written by Melissa Mathison ; produced by Barbara De Fina ; a Cappa/De Fina production ; a Martin Scorsese picture.
Format:
[blu-ray] /
Edition:
Special edition.
Publisher:
Kino Lorber,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
2 videodiscs (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Container of (work): Kundun (Motion picture) 253844 Container of (expression): Kundun (Motion picture). Chinese. Container of (expression): Kundun (Motion picture). Tibetan. Container of (work): In search of Kundun with Martin Scorcese. Container of (work): Compassion in exile.
Notes:
Title and credits from screen; edition statement from publisher's website. Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin, Tenzin Yeshi Paichang. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Based on the life story of His Holiness, the Dalia Lama. Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio). Bonus features on disc 1: audio commentary with critic Peter Tonguetta ; on disc 2: documentary: In search of Kundun with Martin Scorcese / directed by Michael Henry Wilson (85 min.); documentary: Compassion in exile (62 min.); interviews with Martin Scorsese, Philip Glass, Melissa Mathison, Michael Henry Wilson ; EPK extras with cast and crew; theatrical trailer.
Contents:
disc 1. Kundun -- disc 2. Kundun bonus features.
Summary:
The incredible true story of one of the world's most fascinating leaders, Tibet's fourteenth Dalai Lama, and his daring struggle to rule a nation at one of the most challenging times in its history. Powerfully told, deeply spiritual and visually elegant, the film chronicles the life of the young Dalai Lama as he matures in both age and learning.
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