Amongst White Clouds

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Starring: Chinese Buddhist hermit monks
Type: DVD
Directed By: Edward A. Burger
Studio: Festival Media
Release Date: 2007-06-26
An unforgettable journey into the hidden tradition of China's Buddhist hermit monks Amongst White Clouds is an intimate insider's look at students and masters living in scattered retreats dotting China's Zhongnan Mountain range. These peaks have reputedly been home to recluses since the time of the Yellow Emperor, some five thousand years ago. It was widely thought that the tradition was all but wiped out, but this film emphatically and beautifully shows us otherwise. One of only a few foreigners to have lived and studied with these elusive practitioners, American director Edward Burger is able, with humor and compassion, to present their tradition, their wisdom, and the hardship and joy of their everyday lives among the clouds. Filmed on location in China Written and Directed by Edward Burger Produced by Chad Pankewitz A Cosmos Pictures Production Official Selection: Mill Valley Film Festival, Taos Mountain Film Festival, Denver Starz Film Festival, True/False Film Festival, Maui Film Festival, Santa Fe Film Festival, Tahoe/Reno Film Festival, Mt. Shasta International Film Festival

PLEASE DO YOURSELF A GREAT FAVOUR
This is the simplest most beautiful film I have seen in my life ... if you are lost in the world please buy this DVD.

all thumbs up
Loved it !! just to see this way of life for a few minutes helps keep the modern world in check

The Mountains Speak
I loved this film. The mountains were so beautiful.
Having traveled through Asia and visited mountain temples, my memories all returned from the beautiful cinematography.
The story was told well, and the characters were really brought to life.
I've seen some boring buddhist documentaries, but this definitely wasn't one of them. I highly recommend it - not really to learn about buddhism or anything, but just for the peaceful and joyful experience of being transported to this beautiful land.

Extremely disappointing
I was hoping to be enchanted and enthralled by "Amongst White Clouds",
given the existing reviews. Perhaps I was expecting something of the
same kind of ilk as "Into Great Silence", the documentary about the
Carthusian solitaries of the Grande Chartreuse. Maybe my expectations
were therefore much too high. But instead I found "Amongst White Clouds"
to be extremely disappointing, conveying relatively little about the
lives and inner lives of the hermit monks. It may be that Zen (or
strictly Ch'an) Buddhist hermits are not the best subjects for a
documentary, but the oblique references to "practice" without further
explanation or explication convey nothing to the general viewer. If
Zen is the path and not the destination, then we must at least know
that there is a finger being pointed...

Amongst White Clouds
I foud this to be one of the best esoteric spiritual DVDs I have seen. It covers a very undercovered anbd historically significant subject. I enjoyed the DVD and found it quite informative; I can only wish I had seen it years ago, but we see things apparently when we are prepared to do so.

Respectfully submitted,
tbass