Monday, August 16, 2010

Scenes in Tibet (1940) - Excerpts

Highlights from the extensive collection of BFI National Archive film shot in Tibet before the Chinese occupation are now in the BBC / BFI-production, which are seen, "Lost World of Tibet" (2008). Equipped with powerful interviews with the Dalai Lama an extended version of the document is available for sale on DVD from the BFI Filmstore - filmstore.bfi.org.uk These extraordinary scenes were filmed in Tibet in 1940 and includes footage of the current Dalai Lama (then still a very young boy) and hisFamilies. Opening times scenes show the Dalai Lama, parents and siblings, and the procession of the leading men and women. This clip by a procession with the Dalai Lama in Golden stretcher is to strengthen its presence indicates an umbrella peacock feather is next. The final scene, in contrast, show ordinary kids dancing and ice skating in Lhasa. Now you can get more than 20 hours of film in Tibet 1922-1949 Clock at the BFI South Bank Library. ThisFilms include crop hunter and botanist George Sherriff (his love of nature is in the remarkable jewel-like colors of his films reflect), James Guthrie, a physician who - some of the important things - a cyst from the Dalai Lama and Frederick Peacock Bailey removed: political agents and spies a butterfly collector. www.bfi.org.uk



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