Laserdisc Title: "LITTLE BUDDHA"
Edition: Widescreen Edition (Double-Disc Set)
Directed By: Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda
Production / Year: 1994 Miramax Films
Running Time: 123 Minutes / Color
Audio Format: Digital Sound, Dolby Surround, Stereo, CX Encoded
Video Format: LTBX (2.35:1), NTSC, CLV (Extended Play)
Miscellaneous Features: Rated PG, Closed Captioned
Distributed By: Image Entertainment
Catalog / Spine Number: 2548 AS

IMPORTANT: This is a 12-inch Diameter Laserdisc, which is NOT the same as DVD and cannot be played on a DVD player!

Cosmetic Condition:
Disc (s): Excellent - Hardly noticeable to very minor hairline surface swirls or very light fingerprint marks
Jacket: Very Good - Normal shelf wear, few creases, slightly worn-out corners or edges and a small split middle of bottom spine

Synopsis:

Bernardo Bertolucci attempts to mix Buddhist spirituality with childhood fantasy in Little Buddha. When Dean Conrad (Chris Isaak), a Seattle architect, comes home from work one day, he finds two robed Buddhist monks sitting in his living room talking with his wife Lisa (Bridget Fonda). Guided by a series of disturbing dreams, the monks have traveled from Nepal to Seattle because they believe that the Conrad's ten-year-old son, Jesse (Alex Wiesendanger) may be the reincarnation of a legendary Buddhist mystic. The Conrads are initially skeptical, particularly when the monks want to take their son back to Bhutan with them. But after Dean's partner commits suicide, Dean has a religious awakening ("I've been doin' some thinkin'," he says) and permits Jesse to go away with the monks. Then the Lama Norbu (Ruocheng Ying) gives Jesse a children's book about the Buddha Siddhartha (Keanu Reeves). Siddhartha leads a sheltered life until he comes upon a couple of all-knowing beggars who introduce him to poverty and hunger. After this revelation, Siddhartha decides that it is his destiny to relieve all human beings from pain and suffering. Back in present day, Jesse is now knowledgeable about the basis of Buddhism. Much to Jesse's and his father's surprise, however, they find that there are two other children at Bhutan who show signs of being the reincarnated Buddhist mystic.

The storyline is excellent, switching between the ancient story of Siddhartha and the story of the modern world's struggle in opening the mind and hearts to alternative spiritual teaching flawlessly. I found this movie's storyline is beautifully weaved to allow the Western World see the ancient wisdom the Tibet Buddhism is trying to tell us. This movie is an extremely brief introduction of the whole new spiritual world.

Buddhism is certainly not the only road to Enlightenment ... (Well, why are we on the road by the way if the teachings are about being fully in the present moment anyway, learning about the laws of impermanence and non-judgment?) But this movie certainly opened an alternative door for each of us learning about compassion and love to ourselves, others and the Universe. This movie is brief ... If your heart is intrigued to learn more about this religion, go with your heart. The United States is very much dominated by Christianity ... Yet, I hold the belief that Christianity is not the only truth. It is the 21st century now. Let us move forward and open our minds to different spiritual teachings before we shut any doors down ... Don't let judgment and prejudice impair our full ability to learn and value religious differences. Let our hearts decide which belief system we choose to adopt as an adult.

THIS IS NOT A DVD!!! THIS IS A 12" LASERDISC AND WILL NOT PLAY IN A DVD PLAYER

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