Overview
An evocation of the origins of the world. A hymn to the beauty of the human form. A celebration of movement. A metaphor for life and death. Lodela draws its inspiration from the Bardo Thodol, with the film's title a corruption of "l'au-delà," a French term for the afterlife.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Toronto International Film Festival and the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
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Based on
Based on Bardo Thodol
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Filming locations
Filmed in Montreal
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Philippe BaylaucqWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 19, 1996
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Canada
Production
Cast
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