Amongst White Clouds – A documentary film

by 10k films on June 3rd, 2010

An unforgettable journey into the hidden tradition of China’s Buddhist hermit monks Amongst White Clouds is an intimate insider’s look at students and masters living in scattered retreats dotting China’s Zhongnan Mountain range. These peaks have reputedly been home to recluses since the time of the Yellow Emperor, some five thousand years ago. It was widely thought that the tradition was all but wiped out, but this film emphatically and beautifully shows us otherwise.

Watch full film (Google Video)

Journal of Buddhist Ethics Review article on film

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Chunhyang directed by Im Kwon-taek

by 10k films on May 17th, 2010

Chunhyang is a 2000 Korean film, directed by Im Kwon-taek and starring Lee Hyo-jeong and Jo Seung-woo. The film is told through pansori, a traditional Korean form of storytelling that seeks to narrate through song. An earlier film by Im Kwon-taek, Sopyonje, also used pansori as a narrative tool. The film is based on Chunhyangga, a traditional Korean legend of a love story and is set in 18th century Korea.

Clip 1- First Time Mongryong Sees Chunhyang
Clip 2 – Chunhyang film trailer
What is Pansori?

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Chi-hwa-seon by Im Kwon-taek

by 10k films on March 17th, 2010

Chi-hwa-seon, also known as Painted Fire, or Drunk on Women and Poetry directed by Im Kwon-taek.

Chi-hwa-seon – Oh-won – Im Kwon-taek

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10,000 films Christmas ‘09 Links

by 10k films on December 19th, 2009

Baran Part 1 (English subtitles) –
http://www.youtube.com/v/pcMs1V9DDHE
Baran – Written and Directed by Majid Majidi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baran_%28film%29

Tokyo Olympiad – The Marathon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAOGnxzCqUo

Akira Kurosawa – Ran – Intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiROQY3xghw

The Robert Rodriguez 10 Minute Film School
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UOa7tkByrw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLxqNwc1oYU&feature=related

SOUR ‘日々の音色 (Hibi no neiro)’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfBlUQguvyw

Tony White ~ “Hokusai – An Animated Sketchbook”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmFGtsG_EgA&feature=related

L’Argent (1928 film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L’Argent_(1928_film)

Al Pacino’s Looking for Richard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQOW98M7i1A

The Moose – Woody allen
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xmnLRVWgnXU

Baraka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11QZiQFXTow&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7geZs4qci1M&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtiqrzmuWbw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hU-Zb1BRmw&feature=related

Trials of Buddha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTbVVbDpGzM&feature=related

Music Philip Glass’ Koyaanisqatsi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-eET3f831E&feature=related

Kinetic typography – Citizen Cope – Let The Drummer Kick (AFX)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAuQmJzt_q0

Krasnogorsk-3 super 16-mm windup camera – $895.00
http://www.k3camera.com/

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Merry Christmas

Peace on earth to men of good will

et in terra pax hominibus, bonae voluntatis

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Akira Kurosawa: Influences and Influence – Documentary

by 10k films on November 29th, 2009

Akira Kurosawa: Influences and Influence Part 1

Akira Kurosawa: Influences and Influence Part 2

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The Desert – Lawrence of Arabia (1962) David Lean

by 10k films on November 18th, 2009

The Desert – two classic scenes from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) directed by David Lean

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Ikiru (生きる “To Live”) by Akira Kurosawa

by 10k films on November 13th, 2009

Ikiru (生きる “To Live”) is a 1952 Japanese film co-written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. Read more

An iconic scene from the film is from the last few moments in Watanabe’s life, as he sits on the swing at the park he built. As the snow falls, we see Watanabe gazing lovingly over the playground, at peace with himself and the world. He starts singing Gondola no Uta. Read the text of the Gondola no Uta song.

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