Samsara (2002)
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100% of critics liked it
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84% of users liked it
(6,327 ratings)
Indian born filmmaker Pan Nalin makes his directorial debut with this sensual, elegant look at sex and spirituality. Tashi (Shawn Ku) is a gifted young monk who is just completing three years of solitary mediation in the mountains. Sporting long hair and a scraggly beard, Tashi is roused out of his… More Indian born filmmaker Pan Nalin makes his directorial debut with this sensual, elegant look at sex and spirituality. Tashi (Shawn Ku) is a gifted young monk who is just completing three years of solitary mediation in the mountains. Sporting long hair and a scraggly beard, Tashi is roused out of his deep mediation and brought back to his monastery by his fellow monks. There he rests up to recover his strength, returning to the usual rigors of monastic life. Though he is highly revered for having attained a profound level of enlightenment, Tashi is surprised to discover the sudden awakening of his own sex drive. While blessing the annual crop, he encounters beautiful peasant girl Pema (Christy Chung) and immediately he falls in love. Arguing that to properly renounce the world he would have to experience it first, he leaves his order and eventually marries Pema. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Directed By
- Pan Nalin, Jianxin Huang
- Written By
- Tim Baker, Pan Nalin
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Art House & International
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2002 Wide
- Studio
- Miramax Films
Critic Reviews
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Peter Howell, Toronto Star
A beautifully rendered gem.
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Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
A singularly engaging spiritual love story.
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David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter
Nalin's film has excellent production values and thoroughly transports one to its far-flung world of clear skies, jagged mountains and passionate affairs of the mind and body.
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Liz Braun, Jam! Movies
This study of desire and destiny is visually [beautiful].
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Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile
Possibly as close to Shangri-La as we will ever get, Samsara is a haunting, cinematic and spiritual love story to savour.
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