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- 1997
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 2 h 14 m
- 1997
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 2 h 14 m
Summary Martin Scorsese directs the incredible true story of one of the world's most fascinating leaders -- Tibet's Dali Lama and his daring struggle to rule a nation at one of the most challenging times in its history. (BV Entertainment)
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Written By: Melissa Mathison
- 1997
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 2 h 14 m
- 1997
- PG-13
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 2 h 14 m
Kundun
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7.3
Summary Martin Scorsese directs the incredible true story of one of the world's most fascinating leaders -- Tibet's Dali Lama and his daring struggle to rule a nation at one of the most challenging times in its history. (BV Entertainment)
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Written By: Melissa Mathison
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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81% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
74
81% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
19% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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Whether Kundun is a perfect movie or not, it's an important and beautiful one. Scorsese's movie takes us into a world we've rarely seen with this kind of sympathy or detail: a magical-looking society built on Buddhism and centuries of art and tradition.
Kundun, which was written by Melissa Mathison ("E.T.") from interviews conducted with the Dalai Lama, doesn't make you greedy for its images the way some gorgeous films do. It allows you to drink each one in tranquilly.
Unlike this year's earlier Tibetan-themed biopic, "Seven Years in Tibet", Martin Scorsese's quietly devastating film really IS about the Dalai Lama.
May not be the ultimate word on the Tibetan situation, or even the Dalai Lama, but its heart seems to be in the right place; and it's entertaining enough to give audiences an emotional sense of the story. [16 January 1998, p.N32]
I wanted to be transported by this movie; I wasn't quite. But I respect it.
Martin Scorsese is certainly one of the great living movie directors. Sadly, this does not mean he can't make a mistake. Kundun is a mistake.
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Generally Favorable
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7.3
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 4 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Reddit Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
