Kundun

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Kundun is a 1997 biographical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese that chronicles the early life of the 14th Dalai Lama and is renowned for its striking cinematography.

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Kundun canonical 5
"Kundun" means "presence" in Tibetan 1

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instanceOf biographical drama film
film
artDirectionBy Dante Ferretti
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Art Direction
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
Academy Award for Best Original Score
basedOn writings of the 14th Dalai Lama
cinematographer Roger Deakins
composer Philip Glass
costumeDesignBy Dante Ferretti
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts Buddhism
Tibetan culture
director Martin Scorsese
distributor Touchstone Pictures
featuresCharacter Tenzin Gyatso
linked to: Dalai Lama
filmEditingBy Thelma Schoonmaker
filmingLocation Canada
Morocco
genre biographical film
drama film
hasTitleMeaning "Kundun" means "presence" in Tibetan
linked to: Kundun
mainSubject 14th Dalai Lama
linked to: Dalai Lama
MPAARating PG-13
musicBy Philip Glass
narrativeFocus early life of the 14th Dalai Lama
notableFor striking cinematography
originalLanguage English
portrays Chinese invasion of Tibet
People's Republic of China government
Tenzin Gyatso
linked to: Dalai Lama

Tibetan government-in-exile
exile of the 14th Dalai Lama
producer Barbara De Fina
productionCompany Disney
Touchstone Pictures
releaseDate 1997-12-25
releaseYear 1997
runtime approximately 134 minutes
screenwriter Melissa Mathison
setInLocation China
Tibet
setInPeriod 20th century
theme non-violence
political conflict
spiritual leadership
writtenBy Melissa Mathison

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Roger Deakins notableWork Kundun
Kundun hasTitleMeaning "Kundun" means "presence" in Tibetan
linked to: Kundun
Dante Ferretti notableWork Kundun