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Aarkayne
PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2002 5:37 pm 
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MILESTONE FILM & VIDEO
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Now Available For the First Time on VHS and DVD
siddhartha
A Film by Conrad Rooks. Based on the Novel by Hermann Hesse.
Collector’s Edition: Mastered from the Newly Restored 35mm Negative

Order Now for December 3, 2002 Release!

"One of the most profoundly beautiful films ever created… An extraordinary achievement on all possible levels." – Phil Hall, Film Threat

When filmmaker Conrad Rooks decided to film Siddhartha, the novel by Nobel Prize-winner Hermann Hesse, he traveled to India with legendary cinematographer Sven Nykvist. There, bewitched by the shimmering beauty and magic of this ancient land, they transformed Hesse’s tale into widescreen poetry.

Siddhartha is a glorious evocation of the Buddha and of each person’s search for self-knowledge and the divine within.

Siddhartha. India/USA. 1972. Color. 85 minutes. Letterboxed. English Language. Cinematography by Sven Nykvist.

VHS and DVD Bonus Features: Original theatrical trailer and a 30-Minute interview with director Conrad Rooks!

Additional DVD Bonus Features: The original shooting script with paintings by Conrad Rooks, alternate German and Spanish soundtracks, still gallery.

Price: 29.95 plus $5.00 shipping and handling in the US, $6.00 to Canada. Milestone accepts American Express, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, institutional purchase orders and personal checks made out on US banks. Order by phone, email or fax to the addresses below.

Press kit for Siddhartha available at http://www.milestonefilms.com/presspages/Pressinfo.html

See also, our other film, Bae Yong-kyun’s Zen masterpiece from Korea, WHY HAS BODHI-DHARMA LEFT FOR THE EAST? now on VHS and DVD.

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shuman
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hey, i was going to post regarding this.. whether it has been released yet or not.. good that you did..
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Starring: Sashi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, Zul Vellani.

pretty expensive.. if you ask me.. :oh:
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shuman
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http://www.cduniverse.com $20.97
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EXPECTED RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 03, 2002



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Kareena
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Also available at Nehaflix.com:


Siddharta DVD

http://www.nehaflix.com/siddvdpreor.html

Kareena.
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Mr_Khiladi
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Anyone seen this film/ Are the apparent *nude* scenes really as 'bad' as people make out, or was it just bad in those days? Since this film has been rarely available I believe people add more to what was actually shown.

Also would it get a region 2 release and when?
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kstuart
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I finally was able to persuade Netflix to add this DVD to their rentals, and so was able to see it recently.

A very good transfer (although I don't have a progressive setup, so I can't comment on the usual nitpicky details :p ).

The film was made entirely in India, with an all Indian cast, with the help of a Bollywood company.

The half hour interview with the Director that is on the DVD is particularly interesting, it covers some of the same material that you usually find in an "audio commentary". He was heavily involved with the Beat/Bohemian crowd in New York in the 1950's, and ended up in India in connection with Swami Satchidananda (hence the subject matter). He was in India several years prior to making the film, and then stayed on another dozen years afterwards.

For those unfamiliar with the book, it is about a spiritual journey of someone who meets The Buddha (IIRC, that's in ~500 BC).

As part of this journey, he investigates "love", hence Simi Garewal, who looks quite beautiful in this film - even when she is not nude. :love:
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Mr_Khiladi
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I hear this is a great film (and a great book too), but once again any news of when the UK Region 2 relase will be?
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ali
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Screen shots from this DVD - thanks to Arsh for getting these;

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Anwar
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The ones who have seen it (Arsh maybe?): how's the movie? :)
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dvdisoil
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Having seen the movie and read the book - the movie does little to add to the book.., infact it doesn’t even remotely justify the book – it felt like the movie merely “followed” the book but failed to capture the essence of the novel. I suggest folks read the book and then watch the movie (i.e. if you care) .

For those unfamiliar with the Herman Hesse classic here is an online version of the novel

http://www.online-literature.com/hesse/siddhartha/
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