The Seven Years in Tibet: Screenplay and Story Behind the Film (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook) [Hardcover]

Jean-Jacques Annaud (Author), Becky Johnston (Author), David Appleby (Photographer), Pat Morrow (Photographer), Bill Kaye (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1997 | Series: Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook

This beautiful, keepsake screenplay book features more than 115 photos, 50 in full color--location stills, Annaud's own pictures of Tibet and Bhutan taken during pre-production, dozens of Heinrich Harrer's historical photos; an extensive account of the making of the film; and a touching essay by the Dalai Lama's sister, Jetsun Pema, who plays her own mother in the film. 100 photos, drawings, bibliography.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Newmarket Press; 1St Edition edition (July 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557043426
• ISBN-13: 978-1557043429
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 7.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,090,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Done, February 1, 2002

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Matthew M. Yau "Voracious reader" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Seven Years in Tibet: Screenplay and Story Behind the Film (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook) (Hardcover)

This pictorial book was to coincide with the release of the epic movie based on the classic memoir of Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer. The book contains scripts, location stills of Tibet, and hundreds of photo stills from the making and the movie itself. Knowing that due to the Chinese opposition parts of the scenes from the movie were actually shot in South America, I was somehow disappointed. But the pictorial still adds grciously to my Tibet collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars English and impact of the words are very strong., July 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Seven Years in Tibet: Screenplay and Story Behind the Film (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook) (Hardcover)

The book is very....real.The author described everything in great detail.Brad Pitt's character was also very realistic in how the author projected him.Also has many cool facts on Tibet(customs ang religion),the many characters had very interesting personalities.Brad Pitt's character had alot of character,the way the author projected.Good book.Read it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The English translation is much better than the movie., October 30, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Seven Years in Tibet: Screenplay and Story Behind the Film (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook) (Hardcover)

I found Richard Graves English translation to be excellent. One can almost feel the cold nights and the pain of Harrer's trek up from India to Lhasa. His appreciation of the customs and desire to learn from them is something much needed today as Americans try to understand Tibet. This is a good book to begin with in gaining background. He is not a theologian or historian but gives a much needed glimpse of Tibet fifty years ago. Knowing the past makes the future brighter.