Siddhartha 1972

Janice Page, Boston Globe: Apologies to Conrad Rooks, but the only reason his 1972 film, Siddhartha, is getting a 30th-anniversary rerelease is the appeal of seeing Sven Nykvist's amazing cinematography restored to its full splendor. Read more

John Petrakis, Chicago Tribune: Rather than living on as reminder of India in the early 1900s, the film now exists as a period piece of another sort, namely, as a cult film of the psychedelic era. Read more

Vincent Canby, New York Times: Read more

Don Druker, Chicago Reader: Unless you are fully into the subtleties of Hinduism, you are likely to find it rather flat and lethargic. Read more

Steven Rosen, Denver Post: Like Chappaqua, the movie doesn't live up to the legend. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Read more

Derek Adams, Time Out: Read more

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Ed Halter, Village Voice: Sven Nykvist's golden-hued cinematography perfectly suits Hesse's mind-expanding narrative of Buddhist enlightenment. Read more