Himalaya (Himalaya - l'enfance d'un chef) (1999)

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Apparently, it is another rather obscure feature that almost no one here on Listal has seen. In fact, I’m pretty sure I saw this one in the movie theater when it was released. Basically, a couple of years before, I saw ‘Microcosmos’ also in the movie theater and it just blew me away so when I heard that Jacques Perrin was producing another flick, I was really eager to check it out. This movi... read more

Description: From the producers of Microscosmos and in the spirit of the classic Baraka, Himalaya is an epic adventure story set against the staggering backdrop of the Nepalese Himalayas. At an altitude of five thousand metres in the remote mountain province of Dolpo, Himalaya is the story of an ancient tribe who lead a caravan of yaks across the mountains, carrying salt from the high plateau down to the plains. It tells the classic tale of rivalry between an aging chieftan and the young daring herdsman challenging his leadership and the affections of his family. Himalaya was shot in stunning widescreen over nine months on location in a From the producers of Microscosmos and in the spirit of the classic Baraka, Himalaya is an epic adventure story set against the staggering backdrop of the Nepalese Himalayas. At an altitude of five thousand metres in the remote mountain province of Dolpo, Himalaya is the story of an ancient tribe who lead a caravan of yaks across the mountains, carrying salt from the high plateau down to the plains. It tells the classic tale of rivalry between an aging chieftan and the young daring herdsman challenging his leadership and the affections of his family.

Himalaya was shot in stunning widescreen over nine months on location in a region that can only be reached on foot, will all characters played by real chieftans, lamas and local villagers. ... (more) (less)