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kundun (1997)

Original title: kundun
Production: USA|123 min|
Dramatic, Historical, Storico
Poster of movie kundun
tibet 1937: a two-year-old boy, tenzin gyatso, from a modest peasant family, is recognized as the fourteenth reincarnation of the dalai lama. from that moment his destiny is marked: in fact he will be the spiritual guide of his people. an extremely difficult task given the tormented historical period that tibet must face: in fact mao tse tung's invasion of china in 1950 will force him into a painful exile, only twenty-four years old.

Festivals and awards

Oscar 1998 - nomination Meilleure photographie
Assigned to: Roger A. Deakins
Oscar 1998 - nomination migliore colonna sonora per film drammatico
Assigned to: Philip Glass
Oscar 1998 - nomination Meilleurs décors
Assigned to: Francesca Loschiavo, Dante Ferretti

Direction

Martin ScorseseMartin Scorsese: regista

Production and Screenplay

Melissa MathisonMelissa Mathison: produttore
Melissa MathisonMelissa Mathison: sceneggiatore
Barbara Defina: produttore

Characters and Interpreters

dalai lama (adulto)
Tenzin Thuthob tsarong
dalai lama (a 2 anni)
Tenzin Yeshi paichang
dalai lama (a 5 anni)
Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin
dalai lama (a 12 anni)
Gyurme Tethong
madre del Dalai Lama
Tenchi Gyalpo
lobsang (5-10)
Tenzin Topjar
reting rinpoce
Sonam Phuntsok
lama di sera
Geshi Yeshi gyatso
taktra rimpoche
Jigme Tsarong
ufficiale cinese
Yoon C. joyceYoon C. joyce(età:22)
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Martin ScorseseMartin Scorsese(età:55)
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Ken LeungKen Leung(età:27)
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Robert Lin(età:28)

Technical staff

Philip GlassPhilip Glass: musiche
Thelma SchoonmakerThelma Schoonmaker: montatore
Roger A. DeakinsRoger A. Deakins: direttore della fotografia
Dante FerrettiDante Ferretti: costumista
Dante FerrettiDante Ferretti: scenografo
Francesca LoschiavoFrancesca Loschiavo: scenografo
Bona Nasalli-rocca: costumista

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(1997)

Gianni Vagliani Voice of Jigme Tsarong
Alessandro QuartaAlessandro Quarta Voice of Tenzin Thuthob tsarong
Matteo Reggiani Voice of Tenzin Yeshi paichang
Lorenzo De AngelisLorenzo De Angelis Voice of Gyurme Tethong