Chris Isaak
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Little Buddha
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Inspired by a true story, LITTLE BUDDHA begins with a
group of Tibetan monks leaving their monastery in Bhutan to search for
the reincarnation of a recently deceased high lama. Their quest takes
them to Seattle, where they try to convince young Jesse's father and
mother (Chris Isaak and Bridget Fonda) that their son may be the lama.
Intercut throughout is the story of Siddhartha (played by Keanu Reeves),
the prince who became the Buddha. A Tibetan monk known as Lama Norbu
(Ying Ruocheng), living in exile in Bhutan, is searching for the
reincarnation of his teacher, Lama Dorje. His quest takes him to
Seattle, where signs indicate that a boy named Jesse may be the lama.
Bernardo Bertolucci 's tale is less hermetically sealed than THE LAST
EMPEROR or THE SHELTERING SKY; cultures collide when we meet the boy's
American parents (Bridget Fonda and actor/singer Chris Isaak), who are
understandably skeptical about Lama Norbu's excitement. Ultimately,
Jesse and his father are curious enough to travel to Nepal and Bhutan
(as did Bertolucci's crew), where other candidates have been identified.
Throughout the film, Bertolucci cuts to episodes in the life of
Siddhartha (Keanu Reeves), whose voyage of discovery 2,500 years ago led
to his enlightenment as the Buddha. Bertolucci shoots Siddhartha's
journey in rich reds and golds, while the scenes in Seattle--where the
Americans seem morose and lost--are muted in cool blue. LITTLE BUDDHA is
an intimate story in which an ancient system of belief holds its own in
the modern world. |
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