In Search Of Kundun With Martin Scorsese

A cinema buff's treat. This companion piece to Martin Scorcese's KUNDUN from director Michael Henry Wilson starts off on a pedestrian note, but builds enough momentum to enrich one's understanding of Tibetan history, the Dalai Lama's teachings and Scorsese's specific cinematic goals. At the end of 1996, the director of RAGING BULL and GOODFELLAS returns to the Moroccan desert where, ten years earlier, he filmed THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. This time, he's making a film about the Dalai Lama of Tibet. It's fascinating to see Scorsese at work, directing actors, setting up shots and generally talking about his creative process, even if his mock-whining about directin...