Ram Dass is one of the most important cultural figures from the 1960s and 70s. A pyschedelic pioneer, author of Be Here Now, beloved spiritual teacher, and outspoken advocate for death-and-dying awareness, Ram Dass is now himself approaching the end of life. Since suffering a life-changing stroke twenty years ago, he has been living at his home on Maui and deepening his spiritual practice — which is centered on love and his idea of merging with his surroundings and all living things. Shot in a nuanced cinematic style, the film is an intimate summary of his life learning and awareness, and is ultimately a poetic meditation on life, death, and the soul’s journey home.
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II. Inauguration (1896)
Released on October 4, 1896 in Lyon ( France ) under the title “ Fêtes de l'inauguration du monument de Guillaume Ier à Breslau : II. - Le voile tombe (Lyon républicain, 4 octobre 1896)”. (catalogue-lumiere.com)
Le char funèbre (1901)
An impression of the funeral parade for Victoria, Queen of England, filmed in London (via https://catalogue-lumiere.com/le-char-funebre/)
Nice : Sa Majesté Carnaval et le char des Limonadiers (1900)
Elaborate floats and costumes parading the streets of Nice.
Paris, Champs-Elysées (voitures) (1896)
Lumière Brothers film automobiles driving at the Champs-Elysées.
Stockholm, entrée de l'exposition (1897)
A view of the entrance to the Stockholmsutställlningen, the World Exhibition in Stockholm.
Danse de l'éventail (1905)
A variation on the popular Butterfly Dance, released in hand-colored and stenciled versions. The film has the catalogue number 2011 and was likely shot in 1897 but not screened in France until the 10th of December 1899.
Chicago, Grande Roue (1896)
A view of the Ferris wheel from the Chicago Exposition of 1893, turning slowly.
