Kundun (1997)

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Wikidata Q944291, film, IMDb tt0119485, TMDB 9746: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title; 4 more episodes agree.

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Who talked about it

Blank Check with Griffin & David

The Big Picture

The Rewatchables

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Connected to

The Last Temptation of Christ: 3 lines unmapped ×3

  1. unmapped (slower religious cut): The Last Temptation of Christ → Kundun. Scorsese's religious movies are slower and more painterly than the fast style of After Hours.
    “His religious movies are more slower paced and more painterly, I would say.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:23:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Killers of the Flower Moon: 1 line lineage ×1

  1. lineage (landscape and spirituality): Killers of the Flower Moon → Kundun. An American version of the desolate landscapes and haunting spirituality of Kundun, Silence, Last Temptation.
    “it is him doing an American version in some ways of what he did in Kundun, in silence, and last temptation of Christ”
    The Big Picture · ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is Astounding · 1:00:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

Seven Years in Tibet: 1 line programming ×1

  1. programming (studio-China pairing): Seven Years in Tibet → Kundun. Both films angered the Chinese government and were released by Hollywood around the same time.
    “Oh, 2 films that angered the Chinese government that were released by Hollywood.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raging Bull with David Krumholtz · 2:19:00 · unknown host (0.30 sure it was them)

Where it came up

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lineage (1)

  1. lineage (landscape and spirituality): Killers of the Flower Moon → Kundun. An American version of the desolate landscapes and haunting spirituality of Kundun, Silence, Last Temptation.
    “it is him doing an American version in some ways of what he did in Kundun, in silence, and last temptation of Christ”
    The Big Picture · ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is Astounding · 1:00:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

programming (1)

  1. programming (studio-China pairing): Seven Years in Tibet → Kundun. Both films angered the Chinese government and were released by Hollywood around the same time.
    “Oh, 2 films that angered the Chinese government that were released by Hollywood.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Raging Bull with David Krumholtz · 2:19:00 · unknown host (0.30 sure it was them)

unmapped (3)

  1. unmapped (controversy): The Last Temptation of Christ → Kundun. Kundun, via Chinese government anger, is offered as a rival for Scorsese's most controversial film.
    “If you're going by pure numbers, I guess you could go for Kundu”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Last Temptation of Christ with Jamelle Bouie · 0:13:16 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (trilogy): The Last Temptation of Christ → Kundun. Together with Silence, Kundun and Last Temptation form a loose trilogy about faith.
    “he has this kind of loose trilogy about faith that is really funny.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Last Temptation of Christ with Jamelle Bouie · 2:01:54 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. unmapped (slower religious cut): The Last Temptation of Christ → Kundun. Scorsese's religious movies are slower and more painterly than the fast style of After Hours.
    “His religious movies are more slower paced and more painterly, I would say.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:23:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)

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