This Week Spiritual Movie Screening - TRAVELLERS AND MAGICIANS

This Film brought to you by Lightworks and Ruby T. Ong from Reflections Hong Kong .

TRAVELLERS AND MAGICIANS

July 9, 2010 (Friday) 7:30 pm - 9 pm

Directed by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, who also made the critically acclaimed The Cup, this latest film tells the story of a young Bhutanese man who dreams of escaping to America while stuck in a ravishingly beautiful but isolated village. Set against the spectacular, evocative landscape of the remote kingdom of Bhutan, the enchanting Travellers and Magicians shows us the “grass is always greener on the other side” view that we all share regardless of culture, as the young man Dhondup, encounters a monk, a fruit vendor, and an elderly man and his beautiful daughter on his journey.

The mischievous monk tells Dhondup a story of another young man who sought a land far away: a tale of lust, jealousy and murder that holds up a mirror to the restless Dhondup and his blossoming attraction to the innocent young woman. This is a charming, funny and gently thoughtful movie about dreams, duty, impermanence and how small events can change the course of one’s life.

“Lovely and enthralling!… Imbued with a playfulness and generosity that clearly establishes Norbu as the natural heir to Indian master Satyajit Ray.” - San Francisco Weekly

“Ravishingly beautiful! Flat-out riveting!” – Time Out New York

Langauge: English subtitle

劇情簡介 不丹新任的地方官，日夜盼望郵差送來一封信，能帶領他遠離家園前往美國尋夢。終於，他穿上印有「我愛紐約」的 T-Shirt，將偏遠的小村莊拋在腦後，卻看見每天唯一的公車從眼前呼嘯駛過，懊惱的他在路旁等著搭順風車，卻在路上巧遇一位賣蘋果的老頭，以及言語間流露智慧的喇嘛。

在坎呵的旅途中，喇嘛對他訴說一個奇幻和慾望交織的傳奇故事，故事主角是位不用功的魔術師，也正踏上他的尋夢之旅。與萍水相逢的僧侶及喇嘛朝夕相處後，地方官開始思考自己該何去何從。

本片由喇嘛親自執導，被譽為年度最發人深省的作品。

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