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07/27/07
Doing Time, Doing Vipassana (1997)
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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 10 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 6.5/10
Runtime: 52 mins
Synopsis: This is the story of an ancient meditation technique named Vipassana, which shows people how to take control of their lives and channel them toward their own good. It is the story of a strong woman named Kiran Bedi, the former Inspector General of Prisons in New Delhi, who strove to transform the... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
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1 - 16 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
For a "talking-head" nonfiction feature, Doing Time... is solidly shot and edited, a highly professional example of the form.
03/01/07
It's an interesting movie about something most of us have never heard of, but as a documentary sermon, it's incomplete. Evidence, please.
07/22/05
Makes a reasonable case that its featured discipline can be at least as big a boon to the penal system as cable-TV privileges.
07/21/05
This 50-minute film offers substantial food for thought on the subject of prison reform.
07/08/05
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Doing Time, Doing Vipassana is fine as far as it goes. But a lot has happened since then — including Bedi leaving Tihar -- and it would be nice if the documentary had brought us up to date.
07/08/05
An extraordinary documentary about the transformations brought about in prisoners after they practiced meditation in India's Tihar Prison.
07/07/05
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07/07/05
There are no guarantees that Vipassana meditation will keep these men out of jail in the future, but there have been so many promising signs that the course has been exported to the U.S.
07/06/05
It may be efficient but its brevity and aloof informational tone makes it something akin to an Epcot Center attraction.
07/06/05
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06/04/05
It's a film with distinct virtues: It tells a fascinating story. It makes a strong case for an alternative approach to incarcerated criminals. And it provides an attractive introduction to Vipassana meditation.
05/27/05
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