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Dreaming Lhasa (2007)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:7
Rotten:10
Average Rating:5/10
Synopsis: A journey of self-discovery begins for a Tibetan-American filmmaker named Karma when she journeys to northern India to make a documentary. Her subject: escaped political prisoners from Tibet. But,... [More]
Starring: Tenzin Chokyi Gyatso, Tenzin Jigme, Jampa Kalsang
Director: Ritu Sarin, Tenzing Sonam
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Reviews for Dreaming Lhasa
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 B |
Rather than offer more information or documentation, the film uses a fictional framework to explore the human-scale effects of exile on those Tibetans who've escaped their homeland. Full Review |
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 2/4 |
Whenever the filmmakers stray from Dhondup's story (and the tales of other refugees), they tend to lose their way. Full Review |
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The fictional story incorporates harrowing documentary testimony from former Tibetan political prisoners, but essentially this is a hopeful look at a resilient people keeping their traditions alive as they move into the digital age. Full Review |
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C |
The script is undone by confusing romantic developments, a convoluted murder mystery and a facile and maudlin resolution. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Dreaming Lhasa goes a long way on the strength of its exotic visuals and gently urgent narrative, but in the end it doesn't go quite far enough. Full Review |
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A sensitive if literal-minded tale that demonstrates how Tibet's national identity is of a piece with its spiritual heart. Full Review |
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A static and awkward effort that never quite comes to life. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Manages to enchant with its simplicity and scenery. Full Review |
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1/5 |
It is among the dullest and least confident movies to unspool this year. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Dreaming Lhasa is a fine example of how feature films can be used to deliver urgent political messages, but its dramatic elements waver. Full Review |
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2/5 |
As political statements go, Dreaming Lhasa is gentle, well-meaning and produced 10 years too late and three drafts too soon. Full Review |
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There's no questioning the sincere intentions of the filmmakers, but their dull dialogue and unsure, sometimes aimless-seeming dramatic focus make their film less than compelling. Full Review |
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The adverts promise a voyage to Tibet like we've never seen, but Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam's vision of people unmoored from their homeland is a familiar and banal embossment of foreign anguish. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A well-realized drama about Tibetans living in exile in India and their quest to find meaning. Full Review |
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4/4 |
This surprisingly-engaging, semi-autobiographical docudrama must have served as sojourn of self-discovery for the moviemaker, though it now offers his audience a refreshingly realistic peek into the plight of a displaced people. Full Review |
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B- |
Stilted acting and dialogue, but Tibet has hardly a film industry: we should be glad this picture about identity crisis has come our way. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
While the film argues that nationalism isn't confined by borders, it also proves that neither are bad performances. Full Review |
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