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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD EAN: 0854935001010 Feature: Classic film now available on DVD! Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Morning Light Press Languages: Manufacturer: Morning Light Press Number Of Items: 1 Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Morning Light Press Release Date: January 01, 1997 Running Time: 108 minutes Studio: Morning Light Press Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Features:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Based upon Gurdjieff's book, Meetings with Remarkable Men is the story of his search through the Middle East and Central Asia for answers to the question of the meaning of life. The film, directed by Peter Brook, was made on location in the mountains and deserts of Afghanistan, and has been widely acclaimed for its unique visual beauty. A stunning adaptation to the screen. Average Rating:
 Rating: - gurdjieff not a charlatanGurdjieff was not a con man or a charlatan. He predicted the clash between the West and East. He regarded the energy of American culture as a possible agent of preventing the destructive potentiality of this clash. But he also observed America's obsession with "dollars, sex and food" as an obstacle. His system clearly has within it, among other predictive notions, the periodic table, the existence of other planetary bodies within the solar system, and has a breadth of knowledge of science, ... Read More Rating: - Meetings With Remarkable MenThe DVD was execellent! It was too short, but if you read the book, it was better understood. Rating: - At last availableWell, We had to wait rather long but it was worth it. It was send and delivered very quick. Rating: - A Remarkable FilmGurdjieff was a con man and charlatan, exemplifying the worst aspects of the new age movement. The quality of this film is more a testament to the artistic vision of the director than the limitations of the source material. The main character, in his devotion and sincerity, should not be confused with the real Gurdjieff. Throughout, the tone is respectful, serious, reverential. This is coupled with the stunning beauty of the Middle Eastern and Central Asian setting. The music plays an important ... Read More Rating: - Finally availableAfter many years of waiting-there it is ,finally made it to DVD! One of the best films ever. The music is worth an award.Then the locations are something you don't get to see often.And some of the actors are just incredible in their authenticity. It might not be everybodys cup of tea and certainly was never a very commercial movie but the depth and insight into the subject is fantastic.It sort of creates that particular longing to free the knowledge that resides in all of us about who ... Read More |
