- Release Date: 1994
- Runtime: 123 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Keanu Reeves, Ruocheng Ying, Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda ... see all
- Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
- Plot: Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in search of the reincarnation of his dead teacher, Lama Dorje. His search leads him to young Jesse Conrad, Raju, a waif from Kathmandu, and... Read more
User Reviews
IT WAS A KINDA GOOD MOVIE
Sep 18, 2008
william2012remix - yahoo.com
Sep 18, 2008william2012remix - yahoo.com
the movie was ok i watch it in my history class, and i would not have watched it on my own. i agree with this other critic when he said that the farthers acting was bad, it totally was and i... Full review
Easy On The Eyes But A Little Too Easy On the Mind
Jul 02, 2008
alexkolokotronis - imdb.com
Jul 02, 2008alexkolokotronis - imdb.com
This movie was actually not that bad in fact it had some good parts to it. One major problem though was Keanu Reeves. They are also other glaring and not so glaring problems with this movie. The acting was adequate throughout... Full review
This sucked
Feb 02, 2007
tlew13 - yahoo.com
Feb 02, 2007tlew13 - yahoo.com
This story had horrible acting and horrible visuals. The father of the boy is the worst act I have ever seen. All in all i thought Little Buddha was a HORRIBLE movie.... Full review
I loved it!
Oct 17, 2006
ash922004 - yahoo.com
Oct 17, 2006ash922004 - yahoo.com
This movie was one of the best I have seen in a while. Sure it is a little old and all but I really liked the story. I learned an aweful lot from it too. I would recommend it to anyone... Full review
Siddharta
Nov 29, 2005
vcedfw - yahoo.com
Nov 29, 2005vcedfw - yahoo.com
The Little Buddha is an interpretation of Hermann Hesse's book "Siddharta". The movie, directed by one of italian most famous director, Bernardo Bertolucci is as refreshing and enlightning as the original book. Keanu is beautifully serene as Siddharta and the photography... Full review
Great Movie.
Sep 05, 2005
p0ngsifu - yahoo.com
Sep 05, 2005p0ngsifu - yahoo.com
Very good movie. Highly recommend it. It is a story of Buddha and how he came a Buddha. Even though the movie is a little old, but the movie is still very good.... Full review
A very thoughtful movie, if you give it a chance.
Dec 23, 2004
Art Kaye - imdb.com
Dec 23, 2004Art Kaye - imdb.com
Bertolucci is a director who doesn't keep making the same movie.Little Buddha has much about it that can be praised. It shows much, tells some, and demands of the viewer some thought. This is not something always appreciated by the... Full review
A long movie that has its moments
Mar 08, 2004
phat_moti - yahoo.com
Mar 08, 2004phat_moti - yahoo.com
Each individual part of the movie was pretty good, but the movie as a whole was not that great. It was too long for one thing. There was no real resolution in the end. The copy I saw had bad sound... Full review
Dive deep into the Tibetian Buddhist culture
Nov 17, 2002
peter gervai - imdb.com
Nov 17, 2002peter gervai - imdb.com
This is definitely not an action movie, and nothing adventurous or romantic. I'd say people with distaste for movies requiring emotions and thinking should avoid that.The movie is a rich introduction to Buddhism, the life of Buddha and the Tibetian... Full review
Buddha like you never saw him before
Aug 16, 2002
Geert Lemmens - imdb.com
Aug 16, 2002Geert Lemmens - imdb.com
There can be no doubt that Bertolucci made a beautiful and very stylistic portrayal of Siddartha (yes, Keanu does and looks very well in this part). There can be doubt though if these mystical and captivating scenes that play in... Full review
Critics Reviews
| May 27, 1994Washington Post
Though uneven, the film is engagingly moving and often humorous, as Bertolucci weaves between color-coded sections, cool blue for the western scenes, warm red-gold for those set in the ancient East.
The Siddhartha scenes are particularly exquisite, filled with lovely, surprising effects that never try to seem realistic.
... Full Review
| May 25, 1994Washington Post
As someone once said about the films of Max Ophuls, "Little Buddha" is only superficially superficial.
What is surprising is the beguiling, unpretentious result: "Little Buddha," a modern fable about a Seattle boy believed to be a reincarnated Buddhist teacher, endears the audience to the Tibetan doctrine with a glowing, almost Disneyesque panache.
... Full Review
Los Angeles Times
And while the tale is told in broad-stroke acting and a soberly respectful script, the elements of the case are pure romanticism. ... Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
The spiritual experience takes place offscreen, which is perhaps just as well, because nothing in Chris Isaak 's underwritten character is even passingly convincing.
No plausible answer to that question is contained in this movie.
... Full Review
News
Unmistaken Child
thestar.com –
2009-10-02
Documentary. Featuring Tenzin Zopa, Dalai Lama. Directed by Nati Baratz. 102 minutes. At the Cumberland. G Though unquestioning faith is guiding principle in Buddhist monk Tenzin Zopa's search for the reincarnation of his recently deceased master, Geshe Lama Konchog, whom... ... Full Article
ANI A boy chosen by the Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the spiritual leader has caused embarrassment by turning his back on the Buddhist order. ... Full Article
Las Vegas Weekly
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2009-05-21
It's Memorial Day weekend and Ti?sto is coming to town: Get ready to embrace DJ royalty. Memorial Day in Vegas is becoming somewhat of a tradition for Ti?sto: He performed at Rehab's Memorial Day party in 2008 and is back... ... Full Article
Mumbai: Indian violinist Dr. L. Subramaniam was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Music by the University of Sheffield UK. The graduation ceremony was presided over by pro-vice-chancellor Geoff Tomlinson. ... Full Article
Movie Review: Little Buddha
associatedcontent.com –
2007-11-20
I watched the movie Little Buddha (1994) twice, the first time at home and the second time during a retreat. And the second time got me really, really moved (tears in eyes). ... Full Article
Revenge tale turns spiritual
latimes.com –
2007-09-14
It's impossible to know whether Milarepa, the real-life, 11th century mystic at the center of director Neten Chokling's "Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint," ever met the director - Chokling has been recognized by some as the reincarnation of Tibetan yogi Chokgyur... ... Full Article

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