Little Buddha (1993)

Réalisateur:

Bernardo Bertolucci

Scénaristes (WGA):

Bernardo Bertolucci (story)
Rudy Wurlitzer (screenplay) ...
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Date de sortie:

25 mai 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drame

Intrigue:

Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in search of the reincarnation of his dead teacher, Lama Dorje. His search leads him to young Jesse Conrad...

Plot Keywords:

Reincarnation | Enlightenment | Buddhist | Nonlinear Timeline | Kicked In Butt

Récompenses:

1 win & 3 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Buddha like you never saw him before

Ensemble

Keanu Reeves	...	Siddhartha
Ruocheng Ying	...	Lama Norbu (as Ying Ruocheng)
Chris Isaak	...	Dean Conrad
Bridget Fonda	...	Lisa Conrad
Alex Wiesendanger	...	Jesse Conrad
Raju Lal	...	Raju
Greishma Makar Singh	...	Gita
Sogyal Rinpoche	...	Kenpo Tenzin
Ven. Khyongla Rato Rinpoche	...	Abbot
Ven. Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen	...	Lama Dorje
Jo Champa	...	Maria
Jigme Kunsang	...	Champa
Thubtem Jampa	...	Punzo
Surekha Sikri	...	Sonali
T.K. Lama	...	Sanjay
Doma Tshomo	...	Ani-La
Mantu Lal	...	Mantu
Mountain Yogi	...	Mountain Yogi
Rinzin Dakpa	...	Oracle
Rudraprasad Sengupta	...	King Suddhodhana
Kanika Pandey	...	Queen Maya
Rajeshwari Sachdev	...	Yasodhara (as Rajeshwaree)
Santosh Bangera	...	Channa
Vijay Kashyap	...	Vizir
Bhisham Sahni	...	Asita
Madhu Mathur	...	Prajapati
Anupam Shyam	...	Lord Mara
Ruchi Mathur	...	Queen's Assistant
Rashid Mastaan	...	Beggar
S.S. Pandey	...	Old Musician
Sadiya Siddiqui	...	Temptation Girl
Tarana Ramakrishnan	...	Temptation Girl
Antia Thakur	...	Temptation Girl
Anu Chettri	...	Temptation Girl
Kavita Hahat	...	Temptation Girl
Nagabab Shyam	...	Ascetics
Mahana Amar	...	Ascetics
Chitra Mandal	...	Ascetics
Narmadapuree	...	Ascetics
Kumar Lingeshewer	...	Ascetics
Nirmala	...	Village Girl
Ailsa Berk	...	Elephant
Rhupten Kalsang	...	Sanjay
Kyongla Rato Rinpoche	...	The Abbot
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Imtiaz Amir	...	Siddharta's Friend (uncredited)
Kiran Rao	...	Passenger (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Bernardo Bertolucci

Scénaristes (WGA)
Bernardo Bertolucci		(story)
Rudy Wurlitzer		(screenplay) and
Mark Peploe		(screenplay)

Produit par
Jeremy Thomas	....	producer

Musique originale
Ryûichi Sakamoto

Image
Vittorio Storaro

Montage
Pietro Scalia

Distribution des rôles
Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani		(as Fabrizio Castellani)
Howard Feuer
Priscilla John

Création des décors
James Acheson

Direction artistique
Gianni Giovagnoni
Andrew Sanders		(supervising art director)
Steve Simmonds		(as Steven Symmonds)

Décorateur de plateau
Bruno Cesari
Manohar Shrestha		(decorator)

Création des costumes
James Acheson

Maquillage
Robaire Charbonneau	....	key hair stylist: Seattle
Francesca Crowder	....	assistant hair stylist
Peter Frampton	....	makeup chief
Sian Grigg	....	assistant hair stylist
Katharina Hirsch-Smith	....	key makeup artist: Seattle (as Katarina Hirsch)
Amanda Knight	....	assistant makeup artist
Martin Samuel	....	chief hair stylist (as Martin Samuels)
Suzanne Stokes-Munton	....	wig supervisor

Directeur de production
S.M. Ferozeuddin Alameer	....	production manager: India (as Feroze Alameer)
John Bernard	....	production manager
Mario Cotone	....	production supervisor
Eugene Mazzola	....	unit production manager: Seattle
Pietro Sassaroli	....	unit manager (as Piero Sassaroli)
Michael Saxton	....	post-production supervisor
Attilio Viti	....	production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Serena Canevari	....	first assistant director
Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani	....	first assistant director (as Fabrizio Castellani)
Leonardo Celi	....	third assistant director
Marco Guidone	....	second assistant director
Nicola Pecorini	....	second unit director
Elisa Sansalone	....	second assistant director: Seattle
Lynn Wegenka	....	key second assistant director: Seattle

Département Art
Elio Altamura	....	property master
Antonio Anastasi	....	carpenter
Ludovica Barassi	....	assistant set decorator
Maria-Teresa Barbasso	....	assistant art director (as Maria Teresa Barbasso)
Mauro Borrelli	....	production illustrator (as Mauro Borelli)
Frederico Brasca	....	dressing propman
Mary Buri	....	stand-by props
Vito Consoli	....	scenic painter
Renzo Corradi	....	carpenter
Galliano Donati	....	plasterer
Galliano Donati	....	sculptor
Steven E. Eyrse	....	head painter: Seattle (as Steve Eyrse)
Franco Fabietti	....	carpenter
Sergio Forcina	....	metal worker
Randal R. Groves	....	swing person: Seattle (as Randal Groves)
Chris Karges	....	swing person: Seattle
Giuseppe La Rocca	....	plasterer
Luciano Magagnini	....	stand-by prop
Roberto Magagnini	....	stand-by prop
Carlo Maggi	....	chief plasterer
Melissa Matthies	....	property master: Seattle
Michael McCombe	....	stand-by greens: Seattle
Rodolfo Mignacca	....	draper
Jennifer Pray	....	swing person: Seattle
Remo Santoro	....	carpenter
Armando Scarano	....	carpenter
Crista Schneider	....	lead person: Seattle
Domenico Sica	....	assistant art director
Adrian Start	....	supervisor painter
Rondi Tucker	....	set decorator: Seattle
Prakash Tuladhan	....	greens assistant
Swoyambhu Tuladhar	....	assistant construction manager: Nepal
Marcello Turco	....	painter
Fernando Valento	....	construction manager
Francesco Valento	....	carpenter
Jim Voorhees	....	swing person: Seattle
Enrico Zannoni	....	carpenter

Technicien du son
Vincent Arnardi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don Banks	....	boom operator
John Bateman	....	foley mixer
Nainita Desai	....	assistant sound editor
Glenn Freemantle	....	digital sound editor
Diane Greaves	....	foley artist (as Dianne Greaves)
Leonard Green	....	assistant sound editor
Peter Holt	....	foley editor
Dean Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gerry Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eddy Joseph	....	supervising sound editor
Thierry Lebon	....	sound re-recording mixer
Laurie McDowell	....	assistant sound editor
Nigel Mills	....	digital sound editor
David Motta	....	sound maintenance
Steve Price	....	sound mixing engineer
Steve Price	....	sound recordist
Ivan Sharrock	....	sound mixer
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Budge Tremlett	....	adr editor
Kerri Wilson	....	sound utility
Hal Levinsohn	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Terry Bridle	....	special effects technician
Richard Conway	....	special effects supervisor
John Coppinger	....	special effects technician
Dave Eltham	....	special effects technician
Steve Hamilton	....	senior special effects technician
Graham High	....	special effects technician
Jeremy Hunt	....	special effects technician
Stephen Onions	....	special effects animatronics (as Steve Onions)
Tim Willis	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects
Nicholas Brooks	....	digital special effects: CFC (as Nick Brooks)
Mara Bryan	....	digital special effects: CFC
Paddy Eason	....	digital special effects: CFC
Pete Hanson	....	digital special effects: CFC
Daniel Leung	....	digital artist
Roz Lowrie	....	digital special effects: CFC
Val Wardlaw	....	computer effects supervisor
Craig Chandler	....	optical effects (uncredited)
Christian Hogue	....	morph supervisor: Lost In Space (uncredited)
Kim Libreri	....	senior software engineer (uncredited)

Cascadeur
Franco Fantasia	....	action stunt coordinator

Caméra et Département Electrique
Giuseppe Alberti	....	focus puller: main camera (as Giuseppe Roberto Alberti)
Sergio Ambrosi	....	grip
Fabrizio Amendola	....	electrician
Mark L. Anderson	....	clapper loader: USA
Edward Barnes	....	electrician: Seattle (as Ted Barnes)
Paolo Bassi	....	clapper loader
Alfredo Betrò	....	clapper loader: second camera
Eric Budlong	....	grip: Seattle
Alessia Bulgari	....	still photographer
Daniele Cafolla	....	electrician
Fabio Cafolla	....	dimmer board operator
Filippo Cafolla	....	electrical gaffer
Roberto Cancellara	....	grip
Marco Carosi	....	video operator
Vance Ish Clissold	....	electrician: Seattle (as Vance Clissold)
Mauro Diamanti	....	camera grip
Kerry Flanagan	....	grip: Seattle
Antonio Gasbarini	....	electrician
Steve Itano	....	second assistant camera: Seattle
Jay Johnson	....	electrician: Seattle
Alfio Lamoratta	....	generator operator
Mario Lamoratta	....	generator operator
Savino Libertazzi	....	electrician
Alfredo Marchetti	....	crane grip
Stefano Marino	....	best boy
Antonio Marra	....	key grip
Angelo Novi	....	still photographer
Basil Pao	....	still photographer
Nicola Pecorini	....	Steadicam operator
Peter Riches	....	still photographer: Seattle
Enrico Umetelli	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Riccardo Umetelli	....	Steadicam focus puller
Riccardo Umetelli	....	focus puller: second camera
Stefano Valentinuzzi	....	grip
Scott Watkins	....	grip
Mark Watson	....	best boy electric
Rick Wiley	....	best boy grip: Seattle
Fabio Zamarion	....	camera operator: "b" camera

Département Casting
Nicole Arbusto	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Amy Caton-Ford	....	extras casting: Seattle
Alison Zimet Danese	....	casting assistant: New York (as Alison Zimet)
Tina Kerr	....	extras casting associate: Seattle
Ulrike Koch	....	casting: Zurich
Joanna Merlin	....	Tibetian casting: New York
Stephen Salamunovich	....	casting: Seattle
Diane Summers	....	casting: Nepal
Lucinda Syson	....	casting assistant: London

Département Costume et garde-Robe
Martin Adams	....	jewelry costume props
Esther Amuser	....	costume maker
Sarah Andrews	....	costume maker
Melanie Carter	....	costume maker
Robyn Elliot	....	costume buyer (as Robyn Elliott)
Brigitte Fiedler	....	assistant costumer
Frank Gardiner	....	assistant costume designer
Annie Hadley	....	principal costumer
Janette Haslam	....	costume maker
Anthony Hughes	....	wardrobe master
Yvonne Jackson-French	....	costume maker (as Yvonne French)
Ronald Leamon	....	key wardrobe (as Ron Leamon)
Michele Michel	....	costume researcher
Richard Pointing	....	wardrobe supervisor
Melina Root	....	costume buyer: Los Angeles
Gwen Russell	....	costume maker
Sujata Sharma	....	costume assistant: Delhi
Pat Williamson	....	wardrobe mistress
Dominic Young	....	costume maker

Dpartement Editorial
R. Orlando Duenas	....	assistant editor: Seattle (as Orlando Duenas)
Paul Elman	....	second assistant editor
John Helde	....	assistant editor: Seattle
Carlo La Bella	....	color supervisor
Aldo Manni	....	negative cutter
Nick Moore	....	first assistant editor
Fabrizio Palmisano	....	first assistant editor
Daniele Sordoni	....	assistant editor
Paul Swinburne	....	second assistant editor
Chisako Yokoyama	....	assistant editor: Seattle

Département Musique
David Arch	....	orchestrator
Michael Connell	....	music editor
Gemma Dempsey	....	music coordinator
Gil Goldstein	....	music arranger
Ali Akbar Khan	....	composer: additional music
Ryûichi Sakamoto	....	conductor
Kevin Townend	....	orchestrator

Département Transport
Imtiaz Amir	....	transportation manager
Keith Dosher	....	transportation captain: Seattle
George Evans	....	transportation coordinator: Seattle
Leo Schaible	....	production van driver: Seattle

Divers
Karen Agresti	....	office production assistant: Seattle (as Karen Agresti Clark)
Marco Albertini	....	office assistant: Rome
Chris Auty	....	representative: RPC
Praveen Baidya	....	production assistant: Nepal
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer
Sean Barrett	....	milliner
Sally Sue Beisel	....	set production assistant: Seattle
Hercules Bellville	....	development (as Hercules Belville)
Janey Bergam	....	location assistant: Seattle
Jim Boyle	....	location assistant: Seattle
Michele A. Carmel	....	assistant production coordinator: Seattle
Matteo Ceccarelli	....	projectionist
Lisa Choegyal	....	production liaison: Nepal
Jane Clive	....	fabric and print designer
Saskia Cohen Tanugi	....	researcher (as Saskia Cohen-Tanugi)
Jocelyn Cousins	....	assistant to producer
Hazel Crombie	....	production accountant
Sean Culley	....	technical advisor
Sevilla Delofski	....	assistant to producer
Tshering Dolma	....	production secretary
Suzanne Durrenberger	....	script supervisor
Antonio Etzi	....	craft service
Alfonso Farano	....	production accountant
Jacky Fitt	....	art and wardrobe department secretary
Charlotte Fraisse	....	representative: Ciby2000
Fabien Gerard	....	assistant script supervisor
Fabien Gerard	....	initial story collaborator
Astrid M. Gotuzzo	....	production secretary (as Astrid Gotuzzo)
Marina Grappelli	....	assistant production accountant (as Marina Grapelli)
Dominique Green	....	press and marketing
Constantine Gregory	....	dialogue coach
Tony Grob	....	location manager: Seattle
Tarn Harper	....	computer operator
Sue Hausner	....	production coordinator: UK
Pauline Hume	....	title designer
Denyce Hurley	....	production coordinator: Seattle (as Denyse Hurley)
Zakir Hussain	....	featured soloist
Metka Kosak	....	assistant to director
Kyle Lemire	....	location production assistant
John Leonetti	....	assistant to director: Seattle
Giovanni Mastrangelo	....	initial story collaborator
Kara Mazzola	....	production accountant: Seattle (as Karen Mazzola)
Sherry McManus	....	teacher: Seattle
Lynn Murphy	....	assistant location manager: Seattle
Irina Nijborg	....	armor coordinator
Khyentse Norbu	....	consultant: buddhism (as H.E. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche)
Julie Oudot	....	assistant to producer
Maria Grazia Pasini	....	production secretary: Rome
Attilio Pettirossi	....	chief chef
Kristen Ploucha	....	set production assistant: Seattle
Neil Ravan	....	location manager
Celia Reynolds	....	assistant production secretary
Gillian Robertson	....	assistant milliner
Nicky Ryde	....	secretary: writer
Ruggero Salvadori	....	production assistant
Tim Sanders	....	bond representative
Raju Singh	....	production assistant: Nepal
Olivia Sleiter	....	production assistant
Antonio Smiraglia	....	assistant chef
Caroline Stirling	....	assistant production secretary
Ron Swinburne	....	financial controller
Bidur Thapa	....	production assistant
'Baba' Suresh Kumar Verma	....	production interpreter
Ling Bai	....	actor intern (uncredited)

Merci
Francis Bouygues	....	in memory of

Companies de production

• CiBy 2000
• Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
• Serprocor Anstalt

Distributeurs

• AMLF (1993) (France) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• DNC Home Entertainment (2002) (Italy) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• Miramax Films (1994) (USA)
• Top Tape (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (video)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• VCL Communications (Germany) (video)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Computer Film Company, The (CFC)

Autres Companies

• Corbett & Keene  international publicity
• Motion Control Cameras  visual effects
• Post Logic Studios  digital film mastering
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Autre(s) titre(s):

Little Buddha (France)
Piccolo Buddha (Italy)

Durée:

123 min | Australia:141 min

Pays:

Italy | France | Liechtenstein | UK

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

2,20 : 1

Son:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (35 mm prints)

Classification:

Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Iceland:L | South Korea:Tous | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Lieux de tournage:

Bhutan

Société:

CiBy 2000

Anecdotes:

The film is dedicated to Francis Bouygues, a French industrialist who was to produce this film before he died in 1993.

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: When Raju play with the GameBoy you can hear that he is playing Tetris. But if you watch closely you can see that it is not turned on at all.

Guillemet:

Lama Norbu: There is no empty room when the soul is full... ... you learn that in a prison cell! *laughs*

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur The Matrix (1999)

Buddha like you never saw him before

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 the ancient (not necessarily historical!) India and the Far Orient are succesfully intermingled with the present day search for a reincarnated soul. I have seen the film several times and I am still not sure. Would this film have been better if it had only focused on the life and times of Siddartha / Buddha? Or would this just have made the film look "easier"? Present and past, reality and legend, magical scenery and modern city life continuously interchange. Each time the film shifted from Siddartha's "world" to Seattle I felt a little sorry. I wanted more and more of these silent, magic world. Bertolucci keeps us awake by going the other way. The things Siddartha learned can be applied, by us, the viewers, in what happens next. Let's just say Bertolucci's choice for dialectic film making was the right one. Final remark: the video / DVD cover is absolutely ridiculous. Surely the film company also wanted to attract young female Keanu fans by portraying him in a slightly romantic, counteropposing posture to Bridget Fonda. The two never meet in the film at all!