Rutger Hauer: Buddha's Medicine

The secrets of "The Four Medical Mantra's", the ancient sourcebook of the Tibetan Amchi's (doctors). With Rutger Hauer as "The Reader" and Amchi Rigzin Todup Lharje as "Himself". Short experimental film. Credits: Production: Pacha Cinema Design and cinematography: Bart van Broekhoven Narrator: Rutger Hauer Soundengineer: Jacco Lenstra Soundstudio: Studio Alfred Klaassen Amsterdam Camera and lenses supplied by: Het Raam Digital Cinema Amsterdam Filmstock: Kodak Vision 2 All rights reserved 2008 by Pacha Cinema.

Parts of the original Super 16 Filmmaterial were remasterd using pocketcam ("Shitty-cam", a Samsung NV10). "Translating..." (as someone said:) "... the ancient Tibettan subject matter, a handwritten book, into the compressed language of our time".

There will be a high quality 35 mm film-print available for festival sreening.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Rutger
• Hauer
• Buddha
• Medicine

[FilmfactoryShorts]

I enjoy watching these pizels of thought put together by a very enjoyable D.O.P. i have worked with. I could not imagine framing this was possible.

[FilmfactoryShorts]

Understanding is such a liquid path. Like walking on water. And words are drops.Their meaning changing like seasons. And yet in the circle they make while dancing i hear the truth. Self is not one of them.

[FilmfactoryShorts]

Lovely final version bart.Hope you feel to you are a proud owner of this handmade tale.RH

[Nattay9]

How interestingley beautiful . . .