Tibetan Telling Tibetan Stories
I found this film stunning! First saw it at a festival and have been waiting forever to get my own copy to show friends who think there are no Tibetans left in Tibet. Not only are there millions of people, but among them has emerged a sensitive artistic "voice" that draws us into the feelings of Tibetan people with compassion and humor and without overly sentimental or exaggerated exoticism. Took my breath away. Have also discovered that the director - Pema Tseden from Amdo (Qinghai) - is an author, writing in Tibetan and Chinese and that translations of his works are beginning to appear in several countries (not yet in the U.S). As I read Chinese I've been able to read a few short stories of his that I found (with some difficulty) on Chinese language Internet sites. The stories were as fresh and original as his films. (See also his film, Old Dog, a recent award winner. Very different tone than this one. And there is another that will hopefully be available from Amazon eventually,...
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