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Little Buddha (1994)

1994 | Drama | International

140 mins United States

Multi-stranded drama exploring the principles and history of Buddhist philosophy, with Keanu Reeves. A young couple in 1990s Seattle are surprised by the arrival on their doorstep of a group of Buddhist lamas who have reason to believe their young son is the reincarnation of a former colleague. Interwoven with this are flashbacks to the life of Siddartha the Buddhu (Reeves).

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Produced by Miramax
Director Bernardo Bertolucci
Writer Rudy Wurlitzer, Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci (story)
Cast Keanu Reeves, Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda, Alex Wiesendanger, Ying Ruicheng, Ying Ruocheng, Jigme Kunsang and Raju Lal
whoa dude I'm the Buddha

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Little Buddha (1994)
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1994 | Drama, International
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Keanu Reeves IS the Buddha in this hard-to-categorise epic. At first glance it looks like a ridiculous choice, but on reflection, which other actor, particularly of his generation, could have done a better job? This doesn't mean that the flashbacks to the Buddha's early life in ancient India are any less difficult to take completely seriously - though vivid and unusual, this part of the film is still as didactic and earnest as the rest of it - but at least they're better than the stodgy present-day stuff, which is afflicted by a performance from Chris Izaak so wooden he makes Keanu look like Daniel Day-Lewis.

Still, for the open-minded there is some interesting material about the origins and philosophy of Buddhism here; not much to reward the cynical, though. It's probably a bit too slow and underpowered to really be considered a success, but few failures are quite as original and interesting as this one.
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