焦點導演 - 萬瑪才旦

導演為了開拍電影《智美更登》，聯同攝影師和老板登上海拔三千米、零下廿多度的青藏高原找演員，未找到扮演王子智美更登的男主角，卻先看中了演王子妃格登桑姆的蒙面女孩。女孩念念不忘她與舊男友，眾人尋尋覓覓，公路上通過老國王、王子、王子妃、瞎子、鰥 獨等凡夫俗子的角色，勾劃出形形色色的眾生相，最後才發現藏族童話還不及老板現實中的愛情故事動聽。萬馬才旦深入藏區慢慢旅行，歷時三年完成的愛情片，智美更登繼《靜靜的嘛呢石》再次現身，就是等待他心中的真善美。

A filmmaking crew travels through Tibet’s dusty mountains and rural villages in search of actors to perform in a film based on Drime Kunden, a beloved Tibetan opera. Besides discovering that few people are familiar with the opera or its songs anymore, the crew become deeply involved with individuals whose mundane personal stories contrast sharply with the spiritual message embedded in Drime Kunden. Pema Tseden uses long takes, static camerawork and untrained actors for this elegiac road movie, which serves as an eyeopening document on modern Tibet and also a tentative farewell to a culture in need of preservation. Filmed on location in Pema Tseden’s home region of Amdo with an entirely Tibetan cast and crew.