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Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
A yuppie couple are jolted out of complacency when a Buddhist lama declares their young son to be the reincarnation of another lama. Their tale of ennui and redemption, rendered in a washed-out palette, is intercut with a fanciful and colorful recounting of the story of Buddha. This visual contrast marks a shift from Bertolucci’s accustomed thematic of sex and politics to one of spiritual searching.
Recorded Picture Company. Producer: Jeremy Thomas. Screenwriter: Rudy Wurlitzer, Mark Peploe. Cinematographer: Vittorio Storaro. Editor: Pietro Scalia. Cast: Keanu Reeves, Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda, Alex Wiesendanger, Ying Ruocheng.
35mm, color, 142 min.
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