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Title:

Angry monk [videorecording] : reflections on Tibet / Angry Monk Productions ; a film by Luc Schaedler.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

First Run / Icarus Films,

Copyright Date:

2006, c2005

Description:

1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Choephel, Gendun,--1903-1951.
Dissenters--Tibet--Tibet--Biography.
Tibet (China)--History--20th century.

Other Authors:

Schaedler, Luc.
Angry Monk Productions.
First Run/Icarus Films.

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Narrators: Loten Namling, Thomas Sarbacher, Phil Hayes.

Summary:

Examines the life of Gendun Choepel, a Tibetan monk who left the monastery to become a fierce critic of Tibet's religious conservatism, cultural isolationism and reactionary government. This criticism led to his imprisonment for three years as a political subversive. Includes archival footage, readings from Choepel's works as well as interviews with Tibetan historians, a travel companion, a contemporary British diplomat and Choepel's widow.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)75954059

Locations:

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)