Monk With a Camera: The Life and Journey of Nicholas Vreeland

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Monk With a Camera: The Life and Journey of Nicholas Vreeland

Released Nov 21, 2014

1h 30m

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Nicky Vreeland, son of Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, gave up photography to become a Buddhist monk. Years later, he picked up his camera again to earn money to rebuild his monastery.

Danny Sinopoli

Globe and Mail

[Not] just the biography of a remarkable man, but a revealing meditation on the relationship between spirituality and art.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 9, 2015

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Betsy Sharkey

Los Angeles Times

Ultimately the documentary falls short of explaining why Vreeland not only made his choice but maintained it.

Dec 11, 2014

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Godfrey Cheshire

RogerEbert.com

An engrossing documentary about a privileged young American who leaves fashion photography to become a Buddhist monk in India, then returns to photography to provide some crucial help to his monastery.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 21, 2014

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Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly

Monk With a Camera is a movie with an instant hook...

Jun 22, 2019

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Bernard Boo

Way Too Indie

Vreeland is a good onscreen subject, his flamboyance and charm from his early days dating girls in Europe still intact, but he's not charismatic enough to skyrocket the film.

Rated: 6.5/10

Mar 20, 2019

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Pat Padua

Spectrum Culture

Monk with a Camera is a watchable film with an amiable subject, but it raises far more questions than it is troubled to ask.

Rated: 2.75/5

Aug 28, 2018

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I greatly value the philosophy of simplicity; however, there is something incomplete about this documentary...because we never discover the real inner motivations or outer influences which drove Nicky to study Buddhism....and the documentary seems somewhat hollow as a result.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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carley e

Just a wonderful film about a Westerner who becomes a Tibetan monk and gives up his life of opulence and self-indulgence.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Incredible journey. Beautiful film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

An absolutely enlightening and inspiring film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

An outstanding profile of an unusual life. It was an interesting portayal of someone making a connection with a path, and then finding a way to completely embrace and embody that path. This is a must see movie for anyone with an interest in ANY spiritual path.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

So good to see the journey of this man.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Synopsis

Nicky Vreeland, son of Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, gave up photography to become a Buddhist monk. Years later, he picked up his camera again to earn money to rebuild his monastery.

Director: Tina Mascara, Guido Santi
Producer: Vishwanath Alluri, Tina Mascara, Guido Santi
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 11, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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