Himalaya (l'enfance d'un chef) (1999)In a magnificent film that manages to combine elements of Shakespeare
and a National Geographic special, Eric Valli tells the story of Tinle,
the leader of a Nepalese village, who upon the death of his son (and presumed
successor) engages in a power struggle with Karma, a young rebel against
tradition. Karma's family has some sin their past, which I don't think
is ever explained, so Tinle is distrustful of him anyway, but this bad
blood is
Mr. Valli has spent close to two decades photographing in the Dolpo
region of Nepal (for
National Geographic it is no surprise to learn) and
Though he's a difficult man, almost Lear-like in his determination to
dictate events after he passes, we root for Tinle, over the disrespectful
Karma. But when Norbou offers the lesson of the film--"When two paths
open up before you, always choose the hardest one"--we see that the two
men, though locked in a generational clash, are more alike than they or
we first realized and that there's an unexpected continuity to the life
of the villagers, a circularity entirely appropriate to their religious
beliefs, or vice versa. The film ends up being as lovely in spiritual
terms as it is in physical terms, and that's saying something. Websites:See also:-INFO : Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef (1999) (Imdb.com) -FILMOGRAPHY : Eric Valli (Imdb.com) -ESSAY : Rana Tharu : Women of Grace : When warfare left them widows, legend says, these women who had fled to the forest of southern Nepal founded a society that has endured for 400 years. (Debra Kellner, Photographs by Eric Valli & Debra Kellner, National Geographic) -PROFILE : With Himalaya, National Geographic Photographer Moves to Big Screen (David Braun, National Geographic News, June 22, 2001) -PROFILE : Director captures dying traditions with Himalaya (CLAIRE BICKLEY, August 9, 2001, Toronto Sun) -ESSAY : The last of the caravans : A Tibetan star cast is living out the life of Dolpo's salt caravans whose story is now at the heart of a French-made film. Eric Valli, its director, calls it the highest and the craziest film in the whole history of cinema. (Tibetan Bulletin) -ARCHVES : "eric valli" (Find Articles) -ARCHIVES : "eric valli" (Mag Portal) -REVIEW ARCHIVE : Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef (1999) (Movie review query Engine) -REVIEW ARCHIVE : Himalaya (MetaCritic) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Stanley Kaufman, New Republic) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (A. O. SCOTT, NY Times) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Desson Howe, Washington Post) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (GREGORY WEINKAUF , New Times LA) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (WILLIAM ARNOLD, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (KEVIN THOMAS, LA Times) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Ky N. Nguyen, Washington Diplomat) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Political Film Society) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Arthur Lazere, Culture Vulture) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (BRANDON SMITH, Calgary Sun) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (CLAIRE BICKLEY, Toronto Sun) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Mick LaSalle, SF Chronicle) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (ADAM NAYMAN , Eye Weekly) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Gloria Goodale, The Christian Science Monitor -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Andrew Harvey , Pop Matters) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Jonathan Curiel, filmcritic.com) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Neil Norman, This is London) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (John Nesbit, Culture Dose) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Michael Thomson, BBCi -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Leslie Camhi, Village Voice) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Richard von Busack, MetroActive) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (FFVP Review) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Kimberley Jones, Austin Chronicle) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Kudzai Mudede, The Stranger) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Jeremy Mathews, Red Magazine) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (DEBORAH HORNBLOW, The Hartford Courant) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Dallas Faulkner, VERGE) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (J. Paul Henry, Hybrid) -REVIEW : of Himalaya (Justin Lowe, Asian Week) GENERAL :
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