Little Buddha

Artist: Various Artists
Label: Milan Records
Category: Music

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Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio Cassette

UPC: 731383567643
EAN: 0731383567643
ASIN: B0000015I3

Release Date: 1994-06-14

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Tracks:

Main Theme
Opening Titles
First Meeting
Raga Kirvani
Nepalese Caravan
Victory
Faraway Song
Red Dust
River Ashes
Exodus
Evan's Funeral
Middle Way
Raga Naiki Kanhra/The Trial
Enlightenment
Reincarnation
Gompa Heart Sutra
Acceptance - End Credits

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Kundun
Seven Years in Tibet
Life of Buddha
Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion
The Tibetan Book of the Dead (A Way of Life / The Great Liberation)

Customer Reviews:

an excellent movie.......2007-01-14

a very cute tale of the life of buddha that is good for all ages.

A story within a story within a story.......2007-01-11

Some reviewers have come away from this film with the impression that it is an instructional film, letting English speaking audiences become aware of the basic story of the enlightenment of Prince Siddharta. Other reviewers have focused on the Seattle family which is transported out of their previous existance and culture into the possibility that their young son is a reincarnation of a holy LLama. Whereas I think this film does both of these story lines justice, I think there is a third story line in the film which is just as strong. This story is the quest by Llama Norbu for the reincarnation(s) of his teacher, then the death of Llama Norbu after his mission is accomplished, and finally the very moving spritual ceremonies at the end of the film where the monks mourn for Llama Norbu and the three children spread the ashes of Llama Norbu in Bhutan, India, and Seattle Washington.

Bartolucci gives us first a story line that Western audiences can accept; a white upper class American family is moved from their everyday existance to another culture and belief system by a group of gentle Tibetian monks. Within this story line is a child's version of the story of Prince Siddharta, played by Keanu Reeves, relating the origins of the Buddha. However, cleverly hidden amongst these parts is the quest of Llama Norbu, played to perfection by the wonderful Ying Ruocheng.

This is a beautiful film, which transports the viewer gradually and gently toward a exposure to the Buddhist faith.

The most beautiful adventure of men.......2006-12-24

Freedom resides already in ourselves.
One of the most outstanding movies I have ever seen.You'd appreciate this movie more if you know Who Siddharta was and what is Buddha.It's an advenbture of a young prince who renounced his comforts in looking for freedom.He discovered that the greatest enemy and devil we are fighting are located in our ownselves.
Bertolucci has success also with the production of 'The Last Emperor' which had captured millions of hearts in the world.
Here,aparted from the story of Siddharta, you are draw through an adventure with a little boy in searching for his identity as a reborn monk.
This movie proceeds quite slowly that makes you munch something all along it.Careful not to become a big Buddha.

Transcendent.......2006-12-10

To treat this movie as a light introduction to Buddhism is to miss completely what it's about. I will leave other reviewers to detail the plot, and tell you only to let the movie transport you to its exquisite ending, where the cinematography and the music of Ryuichi Sakamoto carry a message that is beyond the ability of this reviewer to describe. You have to see this movie.

Confusion.......2006-08-28

Lemme confess right up front. I stopped watching after 90 minutes, and it only went on that long because I was too exhausted to find the remote.

Bernardo Bertolucci won an Oscar for directing THE LAST EMPEROR, and I don't know anyone who'd deny he deserved it. I won't. That was a fine film in many ways. But let me focus on just two ways. They're minor, but bear with me. Set design and educational value.

Now let us move on to LITTLE BUDDHA. When a Tibetan lama dies, they search for the person into which he was reincarnated and give him the lama job. Okay. I've got nothing against the Buddhists, so let's pretend they're right.

We have a little boy in Seattle who is the reincarnation of Lama Dodje. Well, I saw two other candidates, but there's no suspense in this. The cover has that little blonde boy amongst a bunch of shaved-head monk boys, all in robes. Plus, he gets way too much airtime. I stopped at 90 minutes, but I know he's the guy. There is no suspense.

The parents in Seattle. If I didn't have the dialogue to guide me, I'd never know what emotions they're showing us. They cannot act. But to be fair, in this film, who could? They're an engine to drive the plot, and if there were any way the author could've made the boy an orphan who just appeared in Bhutan one day with no life prior to that, he would've done it. They're that irrelevant.

The story, such as it is, alternates. The boy is obsessed with reading the book these monks gave him. About Siddharta, who we assume he's gonna try to emulate. We see the story, we see his lame life, we see the story, we see his lame life, etc. Finally, at last, eventually, after much stalling, he's in Bhutan. Yay!

The sets were gorgeous. Same as THE LAST EMPEROR. And I assume the director/author (same guy) was trying to teach me something about Tibetan Buddhism which I already know. I studied world religions a long time ago. But, what is he trying to tell me? I don't know. He's barking with all he's got, but I don't know that Timmy fell in the well again. I came away from this knowing it's a "message movie" but with no idea what the message was.

So, we have a movie with no character development, no witty dialogue, no plot, no entertainment value. And I don't get its message, which I assume is its reason for existence. Thus, I can see no reason to watch it. Instead, dig up your battered old copy of THE LAST EMPEROR and watch it again. I wish I could find mine...

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Lo Mejor de la Musica Vallenata, Vol. 2 ~ Various Artists

Los Bocheros ~ Los Bocheros

70s & 80s Female Hits, Vol. 5 ~ Karaoke

Little Buddha ~ Various Artists

Orpheus & Eurydice-Complete Opera ~ L Foss

Impressões ~ Carlos Barretto

La Mejor... Coleccion ~ Samuray

A Bailar en Carnaval ~ Various Artists

Colleción De Oro: Perdoname...Exitos! ~ Gilberto Santa Rosa

Y A Ti Qué Te Importa? ~ DeSpistaos