LOST HORIZON Shangri-La! philosophy on suicide with SALLY KELLERMAN

The lamasery of the hidden paradise Shangri-La as written by James Hilton in LOST HORIZON. In paradise they teach that virtue lies in avoiding excess. The extravagant 1973 film was produced by Ross Hunter with a score by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It starred PETER FINCH, LIV ULLMANN, SALLY KELLERMAN, MICHAEL YORK, GEORGE KENNEDY, OLIVIA HUSSEY, BOBBY VAN, JAMES SHIGETA, CHARLES BOYER and JOHN GIELGUD as Chang

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• drugs
• addicts

[lietzmike]

nice snippets of philosophy! one of my all-time favorite movies. Thanks for posting. (please adjust text, I think it should be, " you are in the MIDST of life" (not "mist') though I may be mistaken, of course...

[Classicsatdusk]

ouch! I'm corrected. One of those incidences/edits that slipped by without notice.  "MIDST" . . . definitely, "In the midst of life". Okay, I got it.

[dobwatches]

In the midst of life we are in death.

Book of Common Prayer

Anglican Church

[ThaiPhotog]

Thank you.

[zilch77]

you know I got to see this movie again. Its been forever since last I seen it, perhaps I will get a better feeling this time, not that I had a bad feeling the first time I saw it. Just say.

[dfarmbrough]

Of couse...I had quite forgotten that Gielgud was Tibetan. I saw this film as a child, through uncynical eyes and loved it. Later, as an adult, I realised it had shortcomings compared to the 1937 version, but the songs still stand up. I think there is scope for a stage version :-)

[dfarmbrough]

Well she's lovely - and at least she sang her own songs!

[Cineramicfilms]

@reclusivesage You're right, when life has no way of turning around, suicide is a fulfilling notion.

[reclusivesage]

A downward spiral makes suicide a fulfilling death. Just sayin'.

[GOTclarity]

Classic!

I'm still laughing!

~Claire Kellerman, daughter of...