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- 2005
- Unrated
- Mela Films LLC
- 1 h 25 m
- 2005
- Unrated
- Mela Films LLC
- 1 h 25 m
Summary This documentary examines the Kumbh Mela, the oldest, greatest, most fascinating festival on Earth.
Directed By: Maurizio Benazzo, Nick Day
- 2005
- Unrated
- Mela Films LLC
- 1 h 25 m
- 2005
- Unrated
- Mela Films LLC
- 1 h 25 m
Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela
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Summary This documentary examines the Kumbh Mela, the oldest, greatest, most fascinating festival on Earth.
Directed By: Maurizio Benazzo, Nick Day
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
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7 Reviews
43% Mixed
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1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
55
50% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
43% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Reaches its climax on the main bathing day, with a throng of naked holy men leading the charge into the Ganges. You would be forgiven for thinking you're watching a hot July day at Coney Island.
Given the event's size and complexity, it is perhaps inevitable that this documentary feels haphazard and superficial, more tourist's photo album than analysis. Still, the glimpses it offers are never less than fascinating.
Casual, engaging documentary doesn't attempt a Hinduism 101 lesson, instead going for an impressionistic mix of on-the-fly spectacle and human interest.
An amiable and colorful, if dewy-eyed, documentary.
A beautifully crafted documentary.
An overture to the subject rather than a profound study.
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Production Company
Mela Films LLC
Release Date Jan 14, 2005
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Unrated
Genres
Tagline The biggest gathering of people in the history of humanity
Website
http://melafilms.com
Awards
Sedona International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tiburon International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
