Synopsis from the movie's website
Modern yoga, that is, the form practiced daily by tens of millions of people around the world, goes back directly to the god Shiva according to Indian tradition. At the same time, however, modern yoga originated in the early 20th century, a creation of Indian savant T. Krishnamacharya (1888-1989). That story is far less known and is what this film is all about.
Krishnamacharya’s life and teachings are seen through the eyes of the director Jan Schmidt-Garre on his search for authentic yoga. His journey leads him from the legendary students and relatives of Krishnamacharya’s to the source of modern yoga, at the palace of the Maharaja of Mysore. From Pattabhi Jois Jan learns the “Sun salutation”, from Iyengar the “King of Asanas”, the headstand, and finally Sribhashyam reveals to him his father’s secret “Life Saving Yoga Session”.
A feature-length documentary including rare historical footage as well as lavish reenactments.
35 mm, 105 minutes
Director: Jan Schmidt-Garre
Director of Photography: Diethard Prengel
Producers: Jan Schmidt-Garre, Marieke Schroeder
Production Company: PARS Media
With backing from FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, German Federal Film Fund, MEDIA
Featuring yoga legends B. K. S. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, T. K. Sribhashyam, and T. Krishnamacharya
Over 60,000 admissions in Germany
www.parsmedia.com
2 comments:
Cant wait to see this one, when I wrote to them they said it will be a while for the English translation but who knows? Maybe if enough demand, I hope it comes sooner. Also nice to see Alex there :-)
Thought that was him but with short hair. Supposedly there's some unseen footage of K. I'm guessing another clip from the 1938 movie but it's only a guess.
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