Fresh
Bertolucci's celebrated burnt-orange-and-burnished-lemon look remains handsome, and the story itself still commands some interest as a pivot into daunting material.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Little Buddha
A magical journey to a place where the past and present meet
1993 · 2h 3m · PG
Drama, History
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci
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Little Buddha
Overview
After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American and two Nepalese — who may be the rebirth of their great teacher.
Director and cast
- Bernardo Bertolucci Director
- Keanu Reeves as Siddhartha
- Bridget Fonda as Lisa Conrad
- Chris Isaak as Dean Conrad
- Ruocheng Ying as Lama Norbu
- Alex Wiesendanger as Jesse Conrad
- Raju Lal as Raju
- Greishma Makar Sing as Gita
- Sogyal Rinpoche as Kenpo Tenzin
- Khyongla Rato Rinpoche as Abbot
- Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen as Lama Dorje
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
63%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Bertolucci's epic is a disappointment.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Fresh
A crazily mesmerizing pop artifact that ranks alongside Herman Hesse's novel Siddhartha in terms of extreme earnestness and quasi-religious entertainment value.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
Though uneven, the film is engagingly moving and often humorous.
Joe Brown, Washington Post
Fresh
Little Buddha succeeds precisely because of its guileless innocence.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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