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Song Of Tibet
Prod.: Wang Ping
Sc.: Zhaxidawa, Xie Fei
based upon a novel by Zhaxidawa
Dr.: Xie Fei
Ph.: Fu Jingshen
W.: Danzhenzhuoga, Dawangdui, Laqiong,
Festivals: Pusan, Berlin, Chicago
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A love story of a Tibetan woman with three men;
A gorgeous picture of half century history in Tibet;
All Tibetan actors, original Tibetan language;
All location shooting in Tibet;
The first Tibetan movie from Xie Fei, Director of"A Mongolian
Tale" and "Women from the Lake of Scented Souls."
During her summer vacation, Dawa returned to Lasa to
see her grandparents. Unfortunately her grandfather was ill and
dying. During the take-care period and the arrangement of the funeral,
the grandmother, Yixi Zhuoma, told Dawa her love stories with three
men.
The first man in Yixi's life was Jiacuo, a strong mule boy from
Kangba. During a business trip, his soul was stolen by a charming
girl Yixi Zhuoma, who could sing magic love songs. At the same time
Gongsa, the young master of Luoga Garden, had fallen in love with
Yixi for a long time. However, Jiacuo was not persuaded. He escaped
with Yixi and married her. Their marriage and Jiacuo's great energy
brought Yixi a very happy and romantic time in her life. However,
as a mule boy, Jiacuo was used to an unstable lifestyle, which drove
Yixi back to Gongsa.
During the 1950s, Gongsa fled with the Dalai Lama and took Yixi's
youngest son with him, asserting that the son was his. In the meantime,
Jiacuo could not tolerate Yixi's betrayal and decided to return
to his hometown Kongba with his oldest daughter.
Several years later, when Yixi got the news that Jiacuo was in serious
illness, she immediately decided to begin her difficult and dangerous
journey searching for her husband. During the difficult time, she
met her old friend Songqiu Lama, who was her third man as well as
her forever lover in her life. In their youth, they used to spend
a lot of time together, and Songqiu taught Yixi how to write and
sing. Unfortunately, they were separated after Songqiu became a
monk. With the coming of the Cultural Revolution, Songqiu was forced
to leave his temple and lived as an ordinary man again. This enabled
him to accompany Yixi to continue her difficult journey. He also
encouraged Yixi to return to her husband and he would like to go
back to be a Lama again.
After knowing this secret love story, as well as under the request
of her grandfather, Dawa began her search for Gongsa, who had been
back for years, and Songqiu, who had become a temple master. In
remembering the hard time and difficulties, the four old men were
so excited that they could not help bursting into tears after they
saw each other.
Seven days after Jiacuo's death, old Yixi passed away peacefully.
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