Enlightenment Guaranteed (Erleuchtung garantiert) - Buddhist Comedy (Doris Dörrie, 2000) - German with ENG, FRA,
ESP SUBTITLES
This German language comedy follows the paths of two brothers who abandon their stressful,
mundane lives in their native Germany for spiritual enlightenment in a Buddhist monastery in Japan.
Often funny and insightful, the film (favorably compared with "Lost in Translation") explores East Asian culture
through Western eyes.
"Enlightenment Guaranteed" ("Erleuchtung garantiert") was in part filmed as an experiment
to show what can be done with an inexpensive (about US $2,000) video camera. For those concerned about the video
quality (as I always am), I've included a one-minute sample in the torrent. (To download the sample first,
you'll need a torrent client that supports selective file downloading -- Azureus and μtorrent both support
selective file downloading.)
There are optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish in srt format.
(NOTE: The Spanish subtitles are incomplete and poor.)
In addition to the 700 MB film file, there is a
9-minute interview (in English) with the director (75 MB), and a 1-minute sample file (15 MB).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177749
Video: Divx 5 (933 kb/s)
544 x 288
25 fps
Audio: MP3 (127 kb/s) 4800 Hz
VBR
Film length: 01:45:10
For those interested in other films exploring East Asian culture through Western eyes,
one of the very best is "Fear and Trembling" ("Stupeur et tremblements"), a French (and Japanese) language film.
I'll upload that within a few days.
For a list of all my other torrents, point your browser to
http://www.demonoid.com/files/?uid=1511108&seeded=2
Enjoy an early Christmas by playing Santa Claus and
distributing free gifts!