Wheel of Time

Name: Wheel of Time
Genre: Documentary
Released: June 15, 2005
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 65

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Hemispheric Pictures | Release Date: June 15, 2005

Summary: This documentary examines the Buddhist tradition by following a length pilgrimage and the creation of an intricate sand mandala, or "wheel of time."

Director: Werner Herzog

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 80 min

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David Sterritt

Riveting and unique. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Mesmerizing documentary. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Call it a spiritual Woodstock. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

Mesmerizing. Read full review

Ed Park

Patient and fascinated, but never succumbing to abstraction, Wheel of Time can be seen as the middle installment of a trilogy against nature. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

Taken strictly as a docu about a key Buddhist ritual, Wheel of Time is a perfectly pleasant, educational film, featuring pretty pictures, exotic locations and interview footage with the Dalai Lama himself. As a Werner Herzog film, it's flat and disappointing. Read full review

Cliff Doerksen

Atypically lame, this is more for spiritual tourists than admirers of "Aguirre: The Wrath of God." Read full review

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Deanomite

Jan 16, 2020

Any Herzog film is worth admission, this one has an interview with the Dalai Llama. The pilgrimage to India and Buddha's birthplace is the journey. The guys who stop and lay down to pray after every single step is nuts, one dude spent 4 years on the journey. I am Buddhist and can honestlyAny Herzog film is worth admission, this one has an interview with the Dalai Llama. The pilgrimage to India and Buddha's birthplace is the journey. The guys who stop and lay down to pray after every single step is nuts, one dude spent 4 years on the journey. I am Buddhist and can honestly say that any religious fanatic is disturbing, maybe it is the departure from logic.… Expand

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truerock

Nov 25, 2021

This review was deleted. It was originally written for a different TV series with the same title.

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Macca289

Nov 20, 2021

People who compare this to GOT or say it's band miss the point. It's an adoption and lovingly crafted at that. It's true to the books so far in all elements. It's a labour of love. If you haven't read the books you won't get it. Yes it's out of date narrative wise it was written so long agoPeople who compare this to GOT or say it's band miss the point. It's an adoption and lovingly crafted at that. It's true to the books so far in all elements. It's a labour of love. If you haven't read the books you won't get it. Yes it's out of date narrative wise it was written so long ago but fans wouldn't want it changed in any way… Expand

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