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Hippie Masala

Director: Damaris Luthi, Ulrich Grossenbacher
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Countries: Switzerland
Subjects: Anthropology, Asian Studies, Eastern Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality
Genres: Alive Mind Cinema, Culture, Documentary
Type: Color
Year: 2006
Language: English, Swiss, German, Hindi, Kanada with subtitles
Length: 93 mins.
Aspect Ratio: 16:9

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Synopsis

In the 1960s and 1970s thousands of hippies journeyed east to India in search of enlightenment. Indian peasants assumed that a severe drought in the West was the reason for their migration. India’s holy men saw it as a search for spirituality. Most moved back to their home countries after a few months or years while others stayed for good. Hippie Masala is a portrait of Western ex-patriates: Robert from Holland, a gifted painter, lives with jos wife and young children. Meera, a hermit, seeks enlightenment on her own, while Cesare, an Italian expatriate, strives for spiritual liberation through back-breaking yoga. Hanspeter, a man originally from Switzerland, runs a small farm in the Himalayas. Erica and Gillian, South African twins, sew hippie handicrafts by day and party tirelessly at night.

All, in the end, embraced this land of ancient traditions and transcendent pleasures as their own. Hippie Masala is a fascinating chronicle about aging flower children who, after fleeing Western civilization, found a new way of life in India.

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"Skillfully filmed and edited, the documentary by Swiss filmmaker Grossenbacher and anthropologist Luthi was an official selection at both the Woodstock Film Festival and the Miami International Film Festival in 2007." Recommended Educational Media Reviews Online

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