Himalaya (1999)
- Original title
- Himalaya - L'Enfance d'un chef
- Directed by
- Éric Valli
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, Switzerland
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- 12+
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 96 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows a power struggle between an old village chief and a young rival in a remote Himalayan community. It shows their traditional customs and the harsh beauty of the landscape.
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What happens
Himalaya: Caravan (French: Himalaya: L'Enfance d'un chef) is a 1999 Nepali film directed by Éric Valli and was funded by corporations based in France. It was the first Nepalese film to be nominated in the Best Foreign Film category at the 72nd Academy Awards. The film is a narrative on both the traditions and the impermanent nature of human struggle to retain and express power in the face of the gods. "The gods' triumph" is the call that echoes at the end of the film and expresses the balancing of karmic destinies. The extreme environment of the Himalayas is magnificently contrasted to the delicacy of humanity and the beauty of Tibetan culture. The film depicts not only the life style of the upper Dolpo people of the mid western uphills of Nepal but also their traditional customs, for example celestial burial. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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