When a revered diplomat's plane is diverted and crashes in the peaks of Tibet, he and the other survivors are guided to an isolated monastery at Shangri-La, where they wrestle with the invitation to stay..


Is it worth it? If you like old-school, grand-scale studio epics that move at the speed of a glacier, you’ll dig this. If you need a plot that actually *goes* somewhere instead of just sitting around contemplating the meaning of existence, you might want to skip it. It’s a movie for people who like to look at elaborate...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Frank Capra

Alexander Butler
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"Is it worth it? If you like old-school, grand-scale studio epics that move at the speed of a glacier, you’ll dig this. If you need a plot that actually *goes* somewhere instead of just sitting around contemplating the meaning of existence, you might want to skip it. It’s a movie for people who like to look at elaborate sets and think about how life would be if we just stopped stressing out about taxes and politics. Ronald Colman is doing his best 'distinguished man in a suit' routine, which is ..."
James Hilton, Robert Riskin, Sidney Buchman
United States
Fantasy, Drama, Mystery

