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Title:Movie Reviews and Discussion
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Created:Thu Jan 28 1993
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1249
Total number of notes:16012

556.0. "Siddhartha" by 26523::BRANDENBERG () Tue May 24 1994 17:04

This note is motivated by the Siddartha reference in 554.0.  I tried
to put a reply in, took a power hit locally, and am now retrying with
a new note...

In the late 60's/early 70's, a film called 'Siddartha' was made based
on Hesse's interpretation of the legend.  It would make the rounds
of rep. theatres often playing with Peter Brook's movie based on
and titled after Gurdjieff's 'Meetings with Remarkable Men.'  (This
latter is a rather nice movie, btw, if you enjoy either Brook's or
Gurdjieff's work.  It has that sell-the-wife-divorce-the-car-go-wander-
the-earth-with-a-knapsack-and-flute feel of, say, the original
'Kung Fu' movie and series and, to some extent, of Brook's more
recent 'Maha Bharata.'  Anyway...)  I've never seen 'Siddartha' and
I'd really like to find it on video.  It's rarely mentioned in film
guides, I've tried the mainstream video sources (Movies Unlimited, etc.)
as well as the undergrounds (Video Search of Miami, etc...) to no
avail.  Does anyone know anything of the availability of this film
or even some history with which to proceed in my search?

(This is becoming another world-wide film search for me.  I've been
trying to get a copy of 'Royal Flash' based on the Frazer novels
for years.....)

monty
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556.1Me too57176::MILGROMTue May 24 1994 19:086
I have had the same difficulty trying to get this film. I was told
by one distributor that the film is not available in Video.

If you find a copy, let me know how!!

Phil
556.2Siddhartha vs. Red SonjaKOLFAX::WIEGLEBLong live King Ludd!Tue May 24 1994 21:4516
    "Siddhartha" (1973), directed by Conrad Rooks.  Cast: Shashi Kappor,
    Simi Garewal, Romesh Shama, Pinchoo Kapoor, Zul Vellani, Amrik Singh.
    Cinematography:  Sven Nykvist (best known for work with Ingmar
    Bergman).
    
    Info is from Maltin.  Not noted as available on video tape.
    
    - Dave
    
    PS.  "Royal Flash" is/was available on video and frequently turns up on
    television.  If you are looking for George MacDonald Fraser on film,
    you can always rent the awful sword'n'sorcery movie "Red Sonja" with 
    Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sandahl Bergman.  Fraser 
    wrote the screenplay.  It's good for some (unintentional) laughs.
    
    - Dave
556.3Frazer26523::BRANDENBERGTue May 24 1994 22:5618
    
>    PS.  "Royal Flash" is/was available on video and frequently turns up on
>    television.  If you are looking for George MacDonald Fraser on film,
>    you can always rent the awful sword'n'sorcery movie "Red Sonja" with 
>    Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Sandahl Bergman.  Fraser 
>    wrote the screenplay.  It's good for some (unintentional) laughs.

Yes, but it's a 'good' bad movie.  I've talked to a few London
video shops and 'Royal Flash' has gone out of print.  I think I'm just
going to try to rent it and have it airmailed to me so that I can
finally scan convert it.  Given his books and the fact that it stared
Malcolm McDowell, I suspect that the televised versions are somewhat
edited (though I've never seen it).  He also wrote the screenplay
for Octopussy and the influence shows...

And Sandahl Bergman.... such an actress... :-)

m
556.4The 'ero of Jallalabad, what a soldier!VMSDEV::HALLYBFish have no concept of fireWed May 25 1994 01:343
    PMJI, any other Flashman novels ever make it to film (then tape)?
    
      John
556.5"Flashman Under the Bodhi Tree"KOLFAX::WIEGLEBLong live King Ludd!Wed May 25 1994 01:4713
    RE: Other Flashman novels on film
    
    The only other ones have been "Flashdance", "Flashback", and "Chu Chu
    and the Philly Flash".  Needless to say, they didn't capture the
    essence of the novels.
    
    (I think "Royal Flash" has been the only one to date.)
    
    - Dave
    
    PS.  In an effort to have something in this note at least somewhat 
    tangentially related to the nominal topic:  Could someone correct the 
    title to "Siddhartha"?  Thanks.
556.626523::BRANDENBERGWed May 25 1994 16:5210
    
    >"Flashdance", "Flashback", and "Chu Chu and the Philly Flash"

At the risk of having this become a pun note:  "Flash 'Chinese' Gordon"

Re: .2.  I don't recognize the director, Conrad Rooks.  You wouldn't
have at hand a filmography of his or any hint of who owns the distribution
rights to Siddhartha, would you?

tnx  -m
556.7Big bonus points for 'Chinese' Gordon punKOLFAX::WIEGLEBLong live King Ludd!Wed May 25 1994 20:3111
    re: Conrad Rooks
    
    Unfortunately, the only sources at hand are Maltin and a very old
    Scheuer.  Maltin is useful on Director/Actor filmography for the ones he
    lists, but he only covers a tiny subset of directors (with some pretty
    egregious absences, IMHO.)  
    
    Someone on the net must have a Halliwell or Katz handy.  Personally,
    I've never heard of Conrad Rooks.
    
    - Dave
556.8Search for Siddartha=========36680::RAGUCCIWed Jul 13 1994 02:052
    is it on video? I'm surprised Movies Unlimited couldn't get it.
    I'll look it up and get back to you....
556.9Word of "Siddhartha"KOLFAX::WIEGLEBHave you considered the phalarope?Sun Oct 23 1994 02:357
    In talking to an Indian colleague at a customer site, he mentioned that
    he has frequently spotted this film in Indian markets in the states.
    He rented it and the description shows it to be the very film you are
    looking for.  Check out your local Indian grocery/sari shop/video
    rental place.
    
    - Dave