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Director:
Peter Brook
Writers:
Peter Brook (writer)
G.I. Gurdjieff (writer)
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Release Date:
14 November 1979 (France) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Plot:
The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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A pathetic piece of unquestioning and gullible cinematic adulation of a very questionable figure in the history of pseudo-religious groups more (10 total)

Cast

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Grégoire Aslan ... Armenian Priest / Le prêtre arménien
Martin Benson ... Dr. Ivanov
Colin Blakely ... Tamil
Mikica Dimitrijevic ... Young Gurdjieff
Kudsi Ergüner
Cimenli Fahrettin
Tom Fleming ... Father Giovanni
Athol Fugard ... Professor Skridlov
Marius Goring
Nigel Greaves

Constantine Gregory ... Captain (as Constantin de Goguel)
Malcolm Hayes ... Teacher
Paul Henley
Ian Hogg ... Monk
Mitchell Horner
Fahro Konjhodzic ... Soloviev
Ahmet Kutbay
Roger Lloyd-Pack ... Pavlov
Dragan Maksimovic ... G.I. Gurdjieff
David Markham ... Dean Borsh
Warren Mitchell ... Gurdjieff's Father
Abbas Moayeri
Bruce Myers ... Yelov
Natasha Parry ... Vitvitskaia
Oscar Peck
Bruce Purchase ... Father Maxim
Fabijan Sovagovic ... Dervish

Terence Stamp ... Prince Lubovedsky
Donald Sumpter ... Pogossian
Gerry Sundquist ... Karpenko
Sami Tahasuni ... Bogga Eddin
Alan Tilvern
Tony Vogel
Jeremy Wilkin ... Artillery Officer
Ben Zimet
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Runtime:
108 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:U
Filming Locations:
Afghanistan more
Company:
Remar more

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Trivia:
Last film of Grégoire Aslan. more
Quotes:
Young Gurdjieff: When we die, Father, is nothing left?
Gurdjieff's Father: [after a thoughtful pause] How should I put it? Some people say they have a soul that goes on living when we are dead, but I don't believe this... and yet I am certain beyond all doubt that through certain experiences, we can develop a very fine substance within ourselves. When we die, this substamce does not die at the same time... much later.
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A pathetic piece of unquestioning and gullible cinematic adulation of a very questionable figure in the history of pseudo-religious groups, 31 December 2006
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Author: haskellbob from United States

I find it disconcerting that in an era when satisfying and fulfilling spirituality is unknown and we are all scattered across the whole spectrum of possible beliefs, that a charlatan and fraud of Gurdjieff's caliber (as a charlatan, he is exceptional; there is no denying he had a special gift. It's a pity he misused it, though, for the aggrandizement of his wounded ego, feeding on the adulation of unwary sheep who were at his beck and call and in awe of him) can inspire such extreme adherence and credulity. This movie presents an idealized version of Gurdjieff's own largely fictional and fantastic account of his formation and "awakening" (which I would rather describe as his discovery of how much he could sway the minds and wills of certain types of sadly disoriented people). See it, if you dare to have a disagreeable eye-opening about how sadly deprived we are of true religious leaders, to the extent that a clown like Gurdjieff could inspire such devotion - and be careful to have your blood pressure medicine at hand if you are one of those who still hope for a healthy religion to emerge from the ruins of Christianity, as a supreme example of cinematography at the entire service of the premises and pretenses of a dysfunctional cult.

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