Siddhartha (Film)
- Shashi Kapoor: Siddhartha
- Simi Garewal: Kamala
- Romesh Sharma: Govinda
- Pinchoo Kapoor: Kamaswami
- Zul Vellani: Vasudeva
- Amrik Singh: Siddhartha's father
- Kunal Kapoor: Hassan, Siddhartha's son
- Shanti Hiranand: Siddhartha's mother
Siddhartha is an American film from 1972, based on the story by Hermann Hesse. Directed by Conrad Rooks, who also wrote the screenplay and produced the film. Oscar winner Sven Nykvist did the camera work. The main role was played by Shashi Kapoor.
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The Brahman Siddhartha grew up with his friend Govinda. Unhappy with the acquired knowledge, the two men decide to go the way of the ascetics. Together they go into the forest and be Samanas. Siddhartha has not found after years of wandering the fulfillment that he was looking for. When they meet the preaching of Gautama Buddha, Govinda agrees with this; Siddhartha is taking his own path, which leads him to the city. He wants to experience the worldly life for the spiritual.
There he meets the courtesan Kamala know and learn from her the art of physical love. It gives him a job at the rich merchant Kamaswami. Siddhartha learns some years know the worldly pursuit of money and power. He is the beginning of it soon amused himself a wealthy merchant. A dream shows him that this had not been the object of his search. He leaves Kamala and the city.
He comes to a river, which he had already crossed on his way to the city. Siddhartha begins with the ferryman Vasudeva to live and work as an assistant. He learns from him the wisdom of the rushing river, which is at its source to its mouth, and at any other place at the same time and like everything in life is always changing and yet always comes back. One day he meets the river Kamala with their son. Kamala was followed on a pilgrimage to the dying Gautama Buddha, and was bitten on the riverbank by a poisonous snake. After her death, Siddhartha care of his son. However, this runs later annoyed by Siddhartha off to live his own life in the city. Siddhartha there to get him back.
After Vasudeva feels too old and weak, the ferry continued to operate, Siddhartha takes over the position. One day dipped his childhood friend Govinda on to the ferry terminal. He has not found enlightenment at Buddha. Siddhartha gives him a lesson about the true nature of things: who is constantly just looking, is obsessed with his supposed goal and missed his life in the present. They have combined them on the ferry.
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Simi Garewal is to see in this film in a subtle nude scene. Shashi Kapoor's son Kunal plays in the movie his son.
Although Siddhartha was produced in 1972, was the German premiere until 1997. 2012 brought the film distributors Movienet the film anlässliche Hermann Hesse's 50th death anniversary again in the cinema.
Awards
On the 33rd International Film Festival in Venice in 1972 Siddharta was awarded a Silver Lion.