c. 1997 Religion News Service

(UNDATED) _ If”Seven Years in Tibet”whets your appetite for films about Tibetan Buddhism, check out the following movies available on video:

_”The Razor’s Edge.”Like”Seven Years,”an adaptation of a book, this time W. Somerset Maugham’s story of a rich young man’s search for truth in Tibet. Tyrone Power, who stars in the 1946 version, is much more believable than Bill Murray in the 1984 remake.

_”Little Buddha.”This 1993 film starring Keanu Reeves as the enlightened one juxtaposes scenes from Buddha’s life with the story of a Seattle couple whose young son turns out to be a reincarnated Tibetan monk.

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