Little Buddha
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
Drawing on Buddhist history to weave a metaphor about the tragedy of Tibetans in exile, Little Buddha is Bernardo Bertolucci's stunning follow-up to The Sheltering Sky. In this religious tour-de-fource, a Buddhist monk, Lama Norbu (Ying Ruocheng), believes that a 10-year-old American boy, Jesse (Alex Wiesendanger), is the reincarnation of his spiritual teacher, Lama Dorje. Jesse's father, Dean (Chris Isaak, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me), and mother, Lisa (Bridget Fonda, Jackie Brown), are skeptical, but following his business partner's suicide, a transformed Dean relents and allows his son to travel to Bhutan. However, there are two other children whom the monk thinks may also be the reincarnation of Lama Dorje. Featuring Keanu Reeves as Siddhartha.
Reviews More Reviews
“A gorgeous, grandly presumptuous spectacle that really deserves to be seen... A crazily mesmerizing pop artifact."
"Magical, mind-broadening entertainment."
"An extraordinary achievement by a master director."
"A beautiful, metaphysical epic. Little Buddha has the wide-eyed, innocent feel of a fable."
“Bernardo Bertolucci’s epic saga of the origins and modern vitality of the world’s largest religion.”
“Extraordinary to see Keanu Reeves in Bertolucci's epic, elegiac study of Buddhism."
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Technical Info
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Color: Color
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playdates
Venue | City | State | Date |
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IFC Center | New York | NY | 1746763200May 9 - May 15, 2025 |
Laemmle Glendale | Glendale | CA | 1747368000May 16 - May 23, 2025 |