Dalai Lama documentary 'La saggezza della felicità' hits Italian cinemas for his 90th birthday

The documentary 'Dalai Lama – La saggezza della felicità', directed by Barbara Miller and Philip Delaquis and produced by Richard Gere, will screen in Italian cinemas on May 26, 27, and 28, 2025, distributed by Wanted. The film offers a cinematic portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, on his 90th birthday, combining personal footage, historical archives, and current global challenges. In the documentary, the spiritual leader addresses viewers directly, sharing wisdom on happiness and urging focus on this life rather than the afterlife, emphasizing responsibility for peace and environmental care. A special screening will take place on May 25, 2025, at Anteo Palazzo del Cinema in Milan, with Richard Gere, Jetsun Pema (the Dalai Lama's sister), and Filippo Scianna (President of the Italian Buddhist Union) in attendance. The Dalai Lama was born Lhamo Dondrub on July 6, 1935, in Tibet, identified as a reincarnation at age two, and enthroned in 1939 at the Potala Palace. He fled to India in 1959 after the Chinese crackdown on the Tibetan uprising and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.