Kundun (1997) Martin Scorsese

Kundun (1997) Martin Scorsese

Director: Martin Scorsese | Writer: Melissa Mathison | Editor: Thelma Schoonmaker | Cast: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin, Tenzin Yeshi Paichang, Tencho Gyalpo, Tenzin Topjar, Tsewang Migyur Khangsa, Tenzin Lodoe, Geshi Yeshi Gyatso, Losang Gyatso, Sonam Phuntsok, Gyatso Lukhang, Lobsang Samten, Jigme Tsarong, Tenzin Trinley | Cinematographer: Roger Deakins | Genre: Drama, History | Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations | Runtime: 134 Min | Format: DvdRip, Color, NTSC, Avi | Language: English, Tibetan, Mandarin | Country: USA

Kundun is a 1997 film written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the life and writings of the Dalai Lama, the exiled political and spiritual leader of Tibet. Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, a grand nephew of the Dalai Lama, stars as the adult Dalai Lama. "Kundun" (སྐུ་མདུན་ Wylie: Sku-mdun in Tibetan), meaning "presence", is a title by which the Dalai Lama is addressed. Kundun was released only a few months after Seven Years in Tibet, sharing the latter's location and its depiction of the Dalai Lama at several stages of his youth, though Kundun covers a period three times longer.

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Synopsis: The film — "made of episodes, not a plot"— has a straightforward chronology with events spanning from 1937 to 1959; the setting is Tibet, except for brief sequences in China and India. It begins with the search for the 14th mindstream emanation of the Dalai Lama. Following a vision by Reting Rinpoche (the regent of Tibet) several lamas disguised as servants discover the location of a promising candidate: a child born to a poor farming family in the province of Amdo, near the Chinese border. These and other lamas administer a test to the child in which he must select from various objects the ones that belonged to the previous Dalai Lama. The child passes the test; he and his family are brought to Potala Palace in Lhasa, where he will be installed as Dalai Lama when he comes of age. During the journey, the child becomes homesick and frightened, but he is comforted by Reting, who tells him the story of the first Dalai Lama — whom the lamas referred to as "Kundun". As the film progresses, the boy matures both in age and learning. Following a brief power struggle in which Reting is imprisoned and dies, the Dalai Lama begins taking a more active role in governance and religious leadership...

Meanwhile, the Chinese Communists, recently victorious in their revolution, are proclaiming Tibet to be a traditional part of Imperial China and express their desire to re-incorporate it with the newly formed People's Republic of China. Eventually, despite Tibet's pleas to the United Nations and the United States for intervention, Chinese Communist forces invade Tibet. The Chinese are initially helpful, but when the Tibetans resist Communism reorganization and re-education of their society, the Chinese become oppressive in the eyes of many.
Following a series of atrocities suffered by his people, the Dalai Lama resolves to meet with Chairman Mao Zedong in Beijing. During their face-to-face meeting on the final day of the Dalai Lama's visit, Mao makes clear his view that "religion is poison" and that the Tibetans are "poisoned and inferior" because of it. Upon his return to Tibet, the Dalai Lama learns of more horrors perpetrated against his people, who have by now repudiated their treaty with China and begun guerrilla action against the Chinese. After the Chinese make clear their intention to kill him, the Dalai Lama is convinced by his family and his Lord Chamberlain to flee to India. After consulting the oracle about the proper escape route, the Dalai Lama and his staff put on disguises and slip out of Lhasa under cover of darkness. During an arduous journey, throughout which they are pursued by the Chinese, the Dalai Lama becomes very ill and experiences several visions of the past and future. The group eventually makes it to a small mountain pass on the Indian border. As the Dalai Lama walks to the guard post, an Indian guard approaches him, salutes, and inquires: "May I ask, are you the Lord Buddha?" The Dalai Lama replies with the film's final line: "I think that I am a reflection, like the moon on water. When you see me, and I try to be a good man, you see yourself."

The files have been split with WinRar, no password.

Rapidshare.com links:
http://rapidshare.com/files/306201283/Kundun.part01.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/306201288/Kundun.part02.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/306201277/Kundun.part03.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/306201273/Kundun.part04.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/306201282/Kundun.part05.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/306255288/Kundun.part06.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/306255323/Kundun.part07.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/306255360/Kundun.part08.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/306255393/Kundun.part09.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/306255507/Kundun.part10.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/306303140/Kundun.part11.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/306303273/Kundun.part12.rar

Note: I ripped the English subtitles but since the film is in English I did not post it. If you want it, drop a line and I will add them. Additionally, I did a search for the film in this website and the results displayed were zero. After I ripped and uploaded the files I found out that it's listed.., what should be done? Throw the rip away and delete the links? Post it again? I decided for the second choice, my apologies to the person who posted it first... This is my own rip from the original dvd.

English Subtitles (subs) from same rip:
http://rapidshare.com/files/306988796/Kundun.rar

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