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Tag: Nepal in cinema

High-quality movie scene from Tiniharu — Elephants in the Fog

Elephants in the Fog: When Silence Becomes the Story

Oct 6, 20267 min read

Boats on Phewa Lake in Pokhara, Nepal, one of the major settings associated with Up in the Wind

Cultural History

Up in the Wind: The Chinese Film That Came to Nepal Looking for Freedom

Sep 28, 20267 min read

Everest Base Camp in Nepal with expedition tents, reflecting the setting of The Climb

Cultural History

The Climb: The French Film That Turned Everest Into an Unlikely Love Story

Sep 28, 20267 min read

Historic courtyard architecture in the Kathmandu Valley, echoing Nepal locations filmed in Powaqqatsi

Cultural History

Powaqqatsi: The 1988 Film That Captured Nepal Before the Digital Age

Sep 28, 20267 min read

A mountain porter carrying a basket on a Himalayan trail in Nepal

Cultural History

Sherpa: The Film That Turned the Everest Story Around

Sep 28, 202612 min read

Dhampus village in Nepal with the Annapurna Himalaya in the background

Cultural History

Highway to Dhampus: The American Film That Looked Beyond Nepal’s Mountains

Sep 28, 202610 min read

Patan Durbar Square in Nepal, one of the Kathmandu Valley locations used in Doctor Strange

Cultural History

Doctor Strange: How Marvel Turned Kathmandu Into the Gateway to the Mystic Arts

Sep 28, 202611 min read

Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, evoking the Buddhist imagery associated with The Golden Child

Cultural History

The Golden Child: When Eddie Murphy Brought Hollywood Fantasy to Kathmandu

Sep 28, 202610 min read

Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Nepal, a major filming location for Little Buddha

Cultural History

Little Buddha: When Bernardo Bertolucci Turned Kathmandu Into a Buddhist Epic

Sep 28, 20269 min read

Everest Base Camp in Nepal with expedition tents and Himalayan peaks

Cultural History

Everest: When Hollywood Brought the 1996 Mountain Disaster Back to Nepal

Sep 28, 202617 min read