Crazy Wisdom: The Life & Times of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Released Feb 5, 2011

1h 26m

Documentary

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The life, teachings, and crazy wisdom of Chogyam Trungpa.

Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

The film may be of greatest interest to those already familiar with Trungpa. Others may wonder at the shortage of critical perspective, and may find themselves less than wholly sympathetic to Trungpa's controversial actions.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 13, 2012

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Demetrakas has decided to simply present the man in all his demanding complexities and let him and his encounters with associates speak for themselves.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 1, 2011

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Rachel Saltz

New York Times

The movie goes mushy when it should be critical, and leaves you with questions that it's not prepared to answer.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 27, 2011

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Jack Fleischer

Battleship Pretension

As well intentioned as this movie may be, it is only suitable for those already well aware of the profile subject...

Mar 24, 2021

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

Worth a look for the curious.

Aug 2, 2012

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Simon Foster

sbs.com.au

There is not enough balanced coverage...to afford Crazy Wisdom anything other than a perfunctory nod; it unfolds like a fan letter to a rock star, forgiving of the debauched lifestyle the star leads because they have a beautiful voice.

Mar 9, 2012

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Audience Member

If you know of and or love Trungpa Rinpoche this is an amazing movie to watch. If you have no context for Buddhism and or no contest for Trungpa your receptivity may be limited to see the rich value in the hearing of this brilliant man's story and tribulations. Not the most high-quality doc, but absolutely worth the watch to get an inside look at one of the greatest teachers of the past few centuries.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Brilliant biopic of the Tibetan Buddhist Master who brought Dharma to the West. He lived an unconventional life adopting to Western ways to transmit the teachings of the East. Basic Human Goodness. Fearlessness. Great film for anyone interested in spirituality & being a better human to benefit others in the world.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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As someone who has long felt uncomfortable with certain westerners attitudes to eastern philosophies, namely Hinduism and Buddhism, all I can say is this guy rocks. He gets it and is prepared to help others get it. An inspirational film about an inspirational consciousness.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

This movie goes to the heart of the matter of the human condition and then leaves guessing what its possible. The life of the Tibetan master is what selflessness is all about.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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NY Screening: Nov. 25-Dec. 3 at the Rubin Museum of Art LA Screening: Dec. 2-8 at the Laemmle Monica 4-Plex in Santa Monica, CA Boulder Screening: Dec. 6-10 at the Boedecker Theater

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Synopsis

The life, teachings, and crazy wisdom of Chogyam Trungpa.

Director: Johanna Demetrakas
Producer: Johanna Demetrakas, Lisa Leeman
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Tibetan
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 5, 2011, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $80.8K
Runtime: 1h 26m

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