International Feature Competition
Snow leopard
Xue bao
Swiss Premiere
Pema Tseden
China
THE GRANDIOSE HARMONY OF NATURE
2023, 109'
VO. Tibetan, Chinese
ST. English, French
With
Xiong Ziqi, Tseten Tashi, Losang Choepel
On a Tibetan plateau at an altitude of 4000 meters, beside a majestic lake, a shepherd, a monk/photographer and several government officials argue about a snow leopard. A bittersweet comedy.
Pema Tseden was a teacher, translator, writer, filmmaker and producer. He discovered cinema in his village, watching films projected outdoors onto a sheet. As a popular and important figure in Tibetan culture, he was the first to achieve the impressive feat of releasing films made in his native language in the Republic of China. He was a leading light in the Tibetan new wave, also influencing many Chinese filmmakers. This film – his last before he died earlier this year at the age of 53 – takes us once more to the majestic plateaus where man and nature meet, and try to coexist. Filmed in the region of Maduo, the highest – at an altitude of 4300 meters – and coldest in Tibet, the breathtaking images were shot by Matthias Delvaux.
Gaëlle Vidalie
Gaëlle Vidalie
Direction
Pema Tseden
Screenplay
Pema Tseden
Image
Matthias Delvaux
Editing
Jin Di
Art Director
Daktse Drundrup
Sound
Dukar Tserang
Music
Dukar Tserang
Production
Mani Stone Pictures, Wang Lei, Zhao Daxi, Shao Han, Wan Jun, Wang Yueying, Wang Hong, Hu Mengchu, Jiang Xiaolei, Nan Ji, Zhou Hao, Pema Tseden, Gong Yu
With
Jinpa, Xiong Ziqi, Tseten Tashi, Losang Choepel, Genden Phuntsok, Kunde, Dang Haoyu, Jikba, Gatu Tashi, Dechen Yangdzom, Chungchen .
World sales
Rediance
Pema Tseden
1969, Tibet
Prior works
2019, Balloon (feature)2018, Jinpa (feature)
2015 Tharlo (feature)
2010, Old Dog (feature)
2007, The Search (feature)
2005, The Silent Holy Stones (feature)
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