Travelers and Magicians
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71 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

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  • Summary: Two men, two women, two journeys are woven into an intricate tapestry of desires as Travellers and Magicians takes us on an adventurous emotional tour through the heartland of Bhutanese Buddhist culture. (Zeitgeist Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    100
    Delightful performances are delivered by all in this ingenious work of cinema that is worth seeing if only for its glorious views of the Himalayas.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    A warm, embracing film of transcendent beauty and spirituality.
  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    80
    It isn't going anywhere, but the journey is highly entertaining.
  4. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    50
    Unsurprising tribute to the sweetness of rural dwellers.

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
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  1. TonyS.
    9
    Deceptively simple -- it knocks on the door of your unconscious and goes straight for the basement. That's a loop way of saying that much more happens in the depths than is evident on the surface. Colossal soundtrack to boot with the overtone singing.… Expand
  2. ChadS.
    9
    For a Buddhist film, it's sort of funny that the reason seemingly given for the budding globetrotter to leave Bhutan is to de-virginize a barely legal village girl. But all kidding aside, "Travellers and Magicians" casts a spell, or rather, the storytelling monk is doing the spell-casting when he's doing the allegory thing for his fellow traveller. The filmmaker wittily links his two storylines together with a clever example of reincarnation just to let us know that there's more than one religion in this world.… Expand

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