The Search 2009 Ages 15+
When
6.00 pm, Wed 23 Nov 2022 (117 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
Accessibility
- Subtitled
- Wheelchair Accessible
About
'Moving from one stunning mountainscape to another, a film crew undertakes a series of auditions across Tibet - presented in their real-time entirety - for a screen version of the classic Tibetan-Buddhist opera Drime Kunden. Searching remote monasteries and high-school gymnasiums, they finally find the perfect female lead, but she'll only agree to perform if they can locate her former boyfriend to play opposite her. Filmmaker Pema Tseden's itinerant ‘road movie' is clearly influenced by Iranian cinema, in particular that of Abbas Kiarostami.' Melbourne International Film Festival
“A beautiful film about a rapidly changing society, about dying traditions, about spiritual confusions… and about fragile hearts.” London Film Festival
Ages 15+
Production Credits
- Director/Script: Pema Tseden
- Cinematographer: Sonthar Gyal
- Editors: Hai-Ling Chen, Benjamin Illos, Xing Zhou
- Cast: Manla Kyab, Tsondrey, Drolma Gyab
- Print Source/Rights: Pema Tseden
- Year: 2009
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Country: Tibet
- Language: Tibetan
- Subtitles: English
- Colour: Colour
- Screening Format: Digital