(Ladhaki/Tibetan film) Samsara

Film:  SAMSARA

(in Ladhaki/Tibetan with English subtitles)

by Pan Nalin (2001, 135 min.)

WHEN:     12:30 pm, Saturday, June 7, 2008 

WHERE:   Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

               465 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115

INFO:      mfa.org/film   617-369-3907

COST:      $9 general admission

FILM DESCRIPTION:   A spiritual love story set in the majestic landscape of Ladakh in the Himalayas, Samsara is a quest—one man’s struggle to find spiritual enlightenment. 

Two monks, Apo and Sonam, and a caravan of lamas make their way across the mountains in search of Tashi, a brilliant young disciple who is just completing three years of solitary meditation in a remote hermitage.

Tashi is taken back to his ancient monastery, but his return has unexpected results. Despite a life devoted to the rigors of spiritual development, he finds himself experiencing a surprisingly profound sexual awakening.

Soon he meets Pema, a beautiful young woman, with whom he falls deeply in love. For the first time, Tashi begins to question the spiritual values of his monastic existence.