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- 2006
- Direct Pictures
- 1 h 29 m
- 2006
- Direct Pictures
- 1 h 29 m
Summary Vajra Sky is a cinematic pilgrimage to central Tibet, bearing witness to the indomitable faith of its Buddhist community and the imminent threat to its very survival. (Direct Pictures)
- 2006
- Direct Pictures
- 1 h 29 m
- 2006
- Direct Pictures
- 1 h 29 m
Vajra Sky Over Tibet
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Summary Vajra Sky is a cinematic pilgrimage to central Tibet, bearing witness to the indomitable faith of its Buddhist community and the imminent threat to its very survival. (Direct Pictures)
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Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
61
62% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
38% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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It is not only the year's best documentary, but it is also among the finest films ever made about religion.
A gorgeous, meandering travelogue that only gradually bares its teeth.
Endorsed by the Dalai Lama and narrated by his nephew Tenzin L. Choegyal, this delivers an impassioned plea to save Tibet's endangered culture but little new information.
Bush's stunning camerawork adroitly captures the majestic landscapes and icons of Buddhism. Not incidentally, the film also offers a compact primer in the ways of dharma. A tonic for Buddhists, no doubt, it offers many pleasures to atheists as well.
Too often the film itself simply shuffles the postcards of Tibetan scenery, Buddhist rituals and the Tibetan people (many amazing faces on view, to be sure).
The images of gods and ordinary Tibetans that Bush captures are more eloquent that his turgid narration, and overall the film works better as a travelogue than an introduction to Tibetan Buddhist beliefs or history.
Though Bush’s aims are admirable and his ability to slip into the cracks of an ancient culture impressive, one can’t shake the feeling that the tale of Tibet’s struggles against communist injustice deserves the attentions of a truly great documentarian, not merely a sympathetic one.
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Production Company
Direct Pictures
Release Date Sep 8, 2006
Duration 1 h 29 m
Genres
Tagline Journey Into a Radiant and Endangered World
Website
http://www.vajra-sky.com/