Word: lamas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...semi-successful, though gorgeous, epic gives much-needed visibility to the tragic modern history of Tibet, but opts for glossy formulaic packaging over genuine emotion, even in the central relationship between Brad Pitt's Austrian mountaineer and the young Dalai Lama. Pitt never frees us from the sensation that he's out of place--a Hollywood heartthrob trying to look spiritual. In fact, the film actually becomes more dramatically compelling as Pitt's character fades in prominence, though it's amusing to watch his arrogant narcissism get deflated. --Lynn...
...look carefully today, you might see the Dalai Lama, members of the Spice Girls or even Austin Powers parading around the Square...
Burke-White has already completed much of the preparations, having met with Carter, Gorbachev and the Dalai Lama on previous occasions to examine the details of the conference...
...tentative speaker list reads like a who's who of international peace advocates. Besides Gorbachev, former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and the Dalai Lama are included in the program...
...gesture. We have made it clear that we respect human rights. I studied world history and your War of Independence. I read Lincoln's Gettysburg Address about your Civil War. It was the sacred mission of the U.S. to liberate slaves in your country. In Tibet, after the Dalai Lama left the country [in 1950], we have fundamentally resolved the problem of slavery there. I believe the American people should be happy to see that...