10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (2006)

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama (DVDrip - 2006) English | 86 min | XVid 576x432 | 192 kbps 2.0AC3 | 23 fps | 700 mb | VOMiT
Genre : Documentary | rapidshare
When the filmmaker Rick Ray arrived in India to direct a travel video, an interview with the Dalai Lama was supposed to be part of his compensation. When he discovered that he would have to arrange it himself, he did, by e-mail. The result is 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama a tedious title for an anything-but-tedious film. “How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence? Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the future?”……..


While filming a travelogue in India, Rick Ray had the great opportunity to conduct an intimate interview with the Dalai Lama. Filmed during a private visit to his monastery in Dharamsala, India over the course of several months, this intimate portrait reveals the frankness and open-mindedness of this unorthodox holy man.Expertly merging the mystical and the mundane, Mr. Ray presents a warm and well-rounded portrait of his subject, his Buddhist philosophies and the painful circumstances of his exile.

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This film gives much more than it's title implies. Rick Ray isn't just another seeker wanting answers from the Dalai Lama. He's so intent on not embarrassing himself at his audience with Tibet's spiritual leader that he goes to incredible lengths to prepare himself for this opportunity, such as traveling around India and Tibet to learn all he can about Buddhism and thoroughly researching the 14th Dalai Lama's life story. The result is the best-told (and illustrated) history of the Dalai Lama to date. Weaving in an amazing amount of rare archival footage, Ray gives us an intimate and detailed portrait of "simple monk" who has led anything but a simple life. The loss of his country to the communist Chinese and the struggle of Tibetans in exile are the burden he was born to carry. Turns out the filmmaker didn't need to worry that his meeting with the Dalai Lama would be a flop. His questions are all thoughtful, relevant and universal, just like his entire film. ~ – comment in imdb.com

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Part biography, part philosophy, part adventure and part politics, "10 QUESTIONS FOR THE DALAI LAMA" conveys more than history and more than answers.

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