![]() ![]() ![]() Considered as a precursor to that movie, "Seven Years in Tibet" might prove to be a serviceable, if immediately forgettable, primer. To be sure, David Lean had his share of such ham-handed moments, but the original question still stands: Who and where are his contemporary counterparts? Perhaps they can be found among epic poets like Martin Scorsese, who has his own movie about Tibet scheduled for release in January. ![]() ![]() Once the Communist Chinese begin to advance on Tibet, events take on an oddly distant, impersonal quality - and Harrer is nowhere to be found.Īnd a voiceover, tacked on to the film during post-production, when Harrer's involvement with the Nazi SS came to light, will surely induce a wince among the exposition-averse: "I shudder to recall how at one time I embraced the same beliefs, how at one time I was no different from these intolerant Chinese." Pitt delivers this line with about as much subtlety as it was typed with. But for all the good casting, the colorful attention to the detail of Buddhist ritual and a few genuinely tender moments between Harrer and the young spiritual leader, "Seven Years in Tibet" fatally stalls when politics enter the picture. ![]()
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