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Kundun is a 1997 American epic biographical film written by Melissa Mathison and directed by Martin Scorsese. It is based on the life and writings of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama , the exiled political and spiritual leader of Tibet .
Setting may refer to the social milieu in which the events of a novel occur. [3] [4] The elements of the story setting include the passage of time, which may be static in some stories or dynamic in others with, for example, changing seasons. A setting can take three basic forms. One is the natural world, or in an outside place.
English-language film starring John Wayne as Genghis Khan: Queen Mandukhai the Wise: 1988 1449–1510: Mongolia: Mongolian language film about the life of Queen Mandukhai (1449–1510) who reunited the Mongols. Tsogt Taij: 1945 1581–1637: Mongolia: Mongolian language film about the patriotic struggle of Prince Tsogt Taij (1581–1637). Kundun ...
Kundun was Scorsese's second attempt to profile the life of a great religious leader, following The Last Temptation of Christ. Bringing Out the Dead (1999) was a return to familiar territory, with the director and writer Paul Schrader constructing a pitch-black comic take on their own earlier Taxi Driver . [ 82 ]
St. Loo is a resort town on the south English coast, commonly referred to as the English Riviera and is a setting for several Agatha Christie stories. St. Mary Mead, England Agatha Christie: Miss Marple series An earlier mention of St. Mary Mead exists in the Poirot novel The Mystery of the Blue Train.
A focus on the setting of the story, often to such a degree that it appears little else happens beyond description of the setting and people; Characters that are somewhat stereotypical, offering a picture of (actual or perceived) common traits from that region; A great deal of nostalgia and resistance to change;
A modern classic of Urdu literature by Shaukat Siddiqui, the setting for Khuda Ki Basti [5] are the 1950s slums of Karachi and Lahore in a newly independent Pakistan. [2] The story revolves around a poor, respectable family that has fallen on hard times. Corruption and degradation take over their lives.
The 97-minute film is a "hop-scotching journey through the NYRB's history". [5] Scorsese and Tedeschi "delve into the journal's eventful fifty-year history, from its emergence during the writer strikes and Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s through to the Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt, Libya and Syria. ...