Siddhartha

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Richard H Though the the dialogues are a little strange, to the point I thought at first it was a translation, the incredible beauty of the photography and hauntingly moving music propelled this movie to one that most deeply touched me...ever! Having travelled in India in the 70's a few years before viewing this movie, at seeing it I was immersed in the best that country could offer both culturally and spiritually. I looked for a long time for the soundtrack to learn decades later, thanks to internet, that Hemant Kumar's music for the movie, sadly, was never published. Although it cannot live up to the book, it stands very well on its own as a piece of art and a powerful and true teaching. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/02/25 Full Review Audience Member I must admit its been a while since I saw this movie (for the second time). On its release in the 70s with the relatively concurrent release of Robert Persig's "Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and the rediscovery, at least in English of Herman Hesse, this seemed like an amazing film. Perhaps more for the beauty of its wonderful photography, but even at the time, the acting was far from bad, despite being panned by many critics. Funnily enough the only cinema I can recall it being shown at in the UK was at an arthouse cinema in Soho London. a small venue for a big topic. (Thankfully deep velvet covered seats and no tissues stuffed down the backs). I fondly remember watching this film at the cinema with my best buddy at Uni (thank you Mark) and then paying over the top for a copy years later (sadly I gave it away). At a time when Clockwork Orange, Deep Throat and Caligula were in-vogue, it was rather refreshing to se such an uplifting film at a time when buddhism outside the works of Christmas Humphries and translations of D.T Suzuki were unknown. I must admit I enjoyed the other three films too, I have eclectic tastes, but unlike the others I believe this deserves rewatching and hope I get to do so. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member One does need talent to kill a movie which could otherwise be perfect Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member A tragedy in comparison to its novel source, the acting was limited, unemotional, and ineffective. The storyline was cut-up, difficult to follow, and put to a bare minimum. I strongly recommend the book for finding Hess' spiritual message and staying away from this movie. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Very rough and fast, and likely does not do the book justice - still, it has its moments. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member The life of Buddha, based on Herman Hess's novel. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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