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Mindwalk | 
| Director: Bernt Amadeus Capra
Actors: Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, John Heard, Ione Skye, Emmanuel Montes
Studio: Paramount
Category: Video
Buy Used: $27.54
Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 89
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6302670306
UPC: 097361514239
EAN: 9786302670301
ASIN: 6302670306
Theatrical Release Date: 1991
Release Date: January 1, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: VHS tape in original box, former rental tape, some creases to box, shrink wrapped, ships from southern California (dvdvdv)
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
This strange experiment in filmed conversation finds three people--a physicist, a poet, a politician--yammering about the environment, science, art, government, and much else, all in an effort either to find or to dispute connections between disparate subjects. There is no story, as such--just lots of chatter (much of it not particularly profound) shot against a variety of picturesque backgrounds. If director Bernt Capra thought this would turn out to be another My Dinner with Andre, that fantasy falls on its face. --Tom Keogh
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| Customer Reviews: Read 84 more reviews...
 Mindwalk October 28, 2008
R. Spencer (Alexandria, VA USA)
This VHS production of Mindwalk is a great film if you consider yourself a thinker. It follows the conversation of three characters as they discuss the composition of the universe and its implications from the perspectives of a scientist, a politician, and an artist. If you're not the cerebral type and prefer an action movie with a lead character that saves the day by the end of the movie, this film is not for you. But if you're susceptible to deep conversations about life and the operating principles surrounding it, then you might find this film to be quite a trip!
 Keep Playing Those Mind Games Forever ~ The Illusory Nature Of Reality April 22, 2008
Brian E. Erland (Brea, CA - USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
"A stroll around Mont St Michel, France brings together three highly successful and educated people with disparate worldviews; a politician, a poet and a physicist. A conversation ensues about the nature of reality and the new physics that challenges what we perceive to be the tangible world around us.
The '91 film `Mindwalk' is a New Age lecture presented in the guise of a motion picture. It's really quite painless, informative and even enjoyable at times. The tour around St. Michel is wonderful and a stellar cast consisting of Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston and John Heard make the movie well worth a watch.
Simply Put: GREAT Film February 4, 2008
A. DiMauro (West Lafayette, IN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's such a shame that this movie has gone out of print, and no DVD release seems imminent. This is, simply put, one of the best films I have ever seen. And, to see it here being sold for a minimum double the price of list price means that there is probably little chance that others will take the chance and buy this wonderful gem.
When I first watched it, more than a decade ago, I had no idea what it was about, or who Fritjof Capra was. Now, thanks to this movie, I now have enjoyed many of his books, and even wrote a 25 page final project in a Philosophy of Physics class based on his works, and this film...and got an A.
Extremely thought provoking, beautiful scenery, great acting performances, a true classic work of art...that unfortunately gets lost in this day and age of horrid non-stop action movies with multi-million dollar special effects, and no intelligence whatsoever. I hope this film does not get lost forever one day...it deserves to live on. I'm even worried about wearing out my copy.
What No DVD? December 19, 2007
J. Yaksick (Sunnyvale, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fascinating movie. I can't believe it hasn't been released on DVD. Criterion Collection, wake up!
Could change your life October 26, 2007
Jonathan R. Kindred (Overland Park, Kansas United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Did you know that Ione Sky is in this movie? Did you know that this ultra hottie is actually the daughter of 60's psycadellica folksinger Donovan? I know! I know! It's so like, whoa!
I actually dragged my yound wife to this flick when it hit theatres decades ago. The film so fascinated me that I skipped the post dinner-date sex and began marauding through the campus library grabbing every book I could find on Systems Theory. 48 hours later, I grokked "a system is what it does" and now I can learn, design nand train circles around everyone I've ever met.
What? Skeptical? Then get your hands on this and actually listen to the poem in the context of the preceding physics lecture. See if you're not transformed.
By the way, did I mention that Ione Sky is in it?
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