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Lost World of Tibet, The: The Director’s Cut (2008)

Director

Emma Hindley

Producer

Emma Hindley

Subject

Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £19.99

Dan Cruickshank presents this illuminating documentary about life in Tibet prior to the brutal Chinese occupation of 1950. Colour films dating back to that period have been carefully restored, revealing...

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Life of Buddha, The (2004)

Subject

Philosophy; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £19.99

A reflection on the life and teachings of Buddha and the legacy of enlightenment seeking that he left. Perpetuated today by the Dalai Lama, the film takes a look at the origins of Buddhism over 2,500 years...

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Echoes from Tibet (198 Video)

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Set in the high snow ranges of the Western Himalayas, the film shows the life and culture of Tibetan and Ladakhi villages: social and religious customs, Buddhist religion and Tibetan script, agriculture; a...

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Home Is Tibet

Date released

1968

Series name

Look At Life

Issue no

488

NoS ID

350690

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: The Tibetan refugees and their remarkable Dalai Lama who, against tremendous odds, has kept his scattered people united in their faith and national destiny.

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Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy (3 Parts) (2005)

aka: Trilogy on Tibet, A

Subject

Philosophy; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 56, 129, 52 minutes), £21.95

A digitally remastered reissue of the seminal trilogy of films on Tibet originally released in 1979, now on one DVD and containing additional materials and a new commentary.The trilogy portrays the unbroken...

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Knowledge of Healing, The (1999)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 89 minutes), £15.99

The first full-length film dealing extensively with Tibetan medicine, which takes a highly developed, holistic approach to health through the use of herbs, roots and minerals. Includes interview with The...

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Tibetan Book of the Dead, The (2005)

Subject

Philosophy; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 91 minutes), £19.99

A two-part exploration of ancient teachings on death and dying which visualise the afterlife according to Tibetan philosophy and are central to Buddhist culture. Narrated by Leonard Cohen.

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The night is young (1988)

Genre

Interview; Discussion; News bulletin; Music; Advertisement; Trailer

The Night is Young. Gill Pyrah talks to Barbara Cartland about her careers in the world of showbusiness and romantic literature. Cartland discusses her love of history; the Royal Family; the femininity of...

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Tibet: The Bamboo Curtain Falls (2012)

Producer

Simon Normanton

Subject

Geography; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 50 minutes), $7.49

A 1981 episode of The World About Us that documents the history of political struggle between Tibet and China through archival film shot by western travellers in the early part of the century. Shows daily...

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Principles of Tibetan Medicine, The (1985 Video)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 300 min., 1997 sale: £57.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

In Rikon, Switzerland, Dr Tenzin Choedak, personal physician to the Dalai Lama gives a series of three talks covering the underlying causes of illness, diagnosis and treatment in traditional Buddhist...

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