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Mgr. Sylvie Mynarčíková

Bachelor's thesis

Portrayal of Tibetan Buddhism in Hollywood Movies

Portrayal of Tibetan Buddhism in Hollywood Movies
Abstract:
Tato práce se týká vztahu mezi Tibetským Buddhismem a Hollywoodským filmem. Na příkladu dvou Hollywoodských filmů - Little Buddha a Kundun - rozebírá, jak úspěšně či neúspěšně se tvůrcům těchto filmů podařilo zobrazit jak tibetský buddhismus, tak kulturu kterou se sebou toto náboženství nese.
Abstract:
Thesis deals with the relationship between Tibetan Buddhism and Hollywood movies. This relationship is depicted on the selected sample of two films - Little Buddha and Kundun - and the thesis analyses how successful or unsuccessful the makers of the films were in depicting of Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan culture.
 

Keywords

Hollywood Tibetan Buddhism Scorsese Bertolucci portrayal
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 14. 5. 2014
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/ltf4w/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 12. 6. 2014
  • Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Veronika Vencúrik Pituková, Ph.D.

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Philology / English Language and Literature

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