Milarepa (1973 film)

Milarepa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLiliana Cavani
Written byLiliana Cavani
Italo Moscati
StarringLajos Balázsovits
Paolo Bonacelli
Marisa Fabbri [it]
CinematographyArmando Nannuzzi
Edited byFranco Arcalli
Music byDaniele Paris
Production
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Distributed byRAI
Release dates
  • 28 December 1973 (1973-12-28) (Pistoia, Italy)[1]
Running time
113 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguagesItalian
Vietnamese

Milarepa is a 1973 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani.[1][2] The film tells the story of the famous Tibetan yogi and poet Milarepa.

Cast

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Production and release

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Milarepa was shot in Abruzzo in autumn 1972 and premiered in Pistoia, Italy, on 28 December 1973.[1] It was released in January 1974 and aired on television in June the same year.[1]

The film was screened in competition at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.[1][3]

Reception

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Milarepa received mostly positive reviews by Italian critics, including Pier Paolo Pasolini (who titled it a "truly beautiful film"), Alberto Moravia and Lino Miccichè.[1] Still, some reviewers were critical of the film, like Francesco Savio [it] of Il mondo, who dismissed it as "unnecessary" and "purely decorative".[1]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Marrone, Gaetana (2000). The Gaze and the Labyrinth: The Cinema of Liliana Cavani. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
  2. ^ a b "Milarepa". Cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Milarepa". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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