Shashi Kapoor,
Simi Garewal,
Ramesh Sharma,
Pincho Kapoor,
Zul Vellani
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Two-time director Conrad Rooks (known for his autobiographical drug-addiction opus of 1966, Chappaqua), helms this big-screen adaptation of Hermann Hesse's novel, about an Indian youth who leaves his ... read more
DVD Release Date: December 10, 2002
Stats: 58 reviews
Beautiful scenery. A lonely quest. Hermann Hesse's novel brought to cinema. There was one scene where the main characters were traveling in a band of singing wanderers, and the music was joyful sounding. The rest aside, that was worth watching the whole movie for.
Apologies to Conrad Rooks, but the only reason his 1972 film, Siddhartha, is getting a 30th-anniversary rerelease is the appeal of seeing Sven Nykvist's amazing cinematography restored to its full spl... Full Review
Sven Nykvist's golden-hued cinematography perfectly suits Hesse's mind-expanding narrative of Buddhist enlightenment. Full Review
A gentle reminder of just how much life and movies have changed -- not entirely for the better. Full Review
Rather than living on as reminder of India in the early 1900s, the film now exists as a period piece of another sort, namely, as a cult film of the psychedelic era. Full Review
Unless you are fully into the subtleties of Hinduism, you are likely to find it rather flat and lethargic. Full Review
A lovely, evocative piece that may come across as stodgy and obvious thirty years after its release. Full Review
This is a case where the true seeker must journey to the original source! Full Review
Its visual beauty is compelling and its emotions are kindled from within, as it takes off from the source of its literary roots and becomes a pure cinematic experience. Full Review
Shooting largely in natural light, Nykvist creates a poetry more beautiful than Hesse's prose and as profound as the author's message. Full Review
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