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The Cup
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780780632141
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0780632141
Label: New Line Home Video
Languages: Hindi (Original Language), AnalogTibetan (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: New Line Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Home Video
Release Date: January 30, 2001
Running Time: 94 minutes
Studio: New Line Home Video
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Editorial Review:
This sweet and genuine Tibetan comedy was promoted as a feel-good foreign flick--but anyone looking for guffaws and big feel-good moments will miss out on all the small, quiet pleasures The Cup has to offer. Set in a Tibetan monastery-in-exile in India, the movie follows a few young monks whose devotion to Buddhism is rivaled by their fervor for football (soccer to us blinkered Americans). They risk punishment to sneak out at night and watch games on a black and white TV in a neighboring house. One night they get into a squabble and are kicked out of the house; then, to make matters worse, they get caught by a stern monastery official named Geko. But the World Cup final match is the very next night! They beg the abbot of the monastery to let them rent a TV and satellite dish so they can watch the final game, and Geko and the abbot relent--now, if they can only gather the money and assemble the satellite dish, the game is within their grasp. The Cup contrasts the abbot's gentle musings about progress with the young monks' enthusiasm, but avoids being too didactic about its points. Instead, the movie favors light humor and quiet observations of character, slowly accumulating a bemused sense of the contradictions of modern life. The movie centers on a surly but immensely charming young monk and rabid football fan named Orgyen, whose implacable determination to see the World Cup match is tested when he realizes he's jeopardized what another young monk holds dear. A serene and lyrical movie. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Delightful
Delightful movie. I had a lama staying at my home who lived close to where this movie was made and took place. Even though this is not a documentary, he indicated it is very accurate. So accurate and entertainment...we don't get that very often. Enjoy.
Rating: - Sweet Inspiration
One of my favorite movies. Sweet, real, poignant, and a message of compassion over service to self.
Created by a Tibetan Buddhist monk... A work of grace and detail.
Rating: - Soccer, Buddhism and globalization
Kyentse Norbu alias Dzongsar Jamyang Kyentse Rinpoche is a noble Bhutanese monk incarnation of Jamyang Kyentse Wangpo a saint of Tibet's Dzongsar Monastery, but he is also a talented director that has trained in India and in the West (England, USA) with the best such as Bernardo Bertolucci. Actually he assisted BB during the Bhutanese scenes of "Little Buddha", where he also played a small part. Film making has become his destiny and recognizing this great passion, like all great Authors, he has ... Read More
Rating: - They are Still Serving Rice in Tibet
Khyentse Norbu's Phorpa or The Cup is going to be difficult to sell in the US because it deal with two subjects that a US audience is not particularly interested in - Tibet and Soccer. In short, (on the surface) the story is about two young boys who escape from Tibet, land in a Bhutanese monastery, join up with other more established monks in waiting who are crazy about soccer, have an adventure and live happily ever after. Sure it is all this - but it is much more. Phorpa calls us to question some ... Read More
Rating: - Beautiful Tibet, Innocent Story, and Entertaining Content
Any time I watch this film I feel peaceful. Those innocent monks, the beautiful view of tibet, sound of chanting, beautiful ancient religious designs, and humble yet happy life all make me feel happy. This is a happy movie. No violence, no death, or anything sad in the film is seen. I find it releaving because of its innocence. It is hard to find a movie without bad conent, but this one doesn't have anything bad. Though they are all monks, there is no religious persuasion or hidden message there. I ... Read More
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