The American actor goes to Barcelona at the presentation of the documentary Sul Dalái Lama, “Wisdom and Happiness”, which is previewed on April 30 in theaters: Richard Gere appears in gray after the blackout: “I would not hesitate to replace Trump for any of the women of this room” | News from Catalonia
“I flew from New York to Barcelona. And when I was assigned, they warned that how to break with the continuity of our selfishness for a day to be better.” It would be just an anecdote more than what we read about the Blackout on April 28th In Spain, if it was not because whoever says that it is Richard Gere, an American actor, a genius who practices meditation from the age of 22 and has the best hair in world cinema.
Gere walked this Thursday afternoon along the red carpet of Verdi Street, in the Barrio de Gestia in Barcelona, to present the Fest Bcn film Wisdom and happiness (Wisdom of happiness: a heart to the heart with the Dalai Lama)a documentary in which the political and religious leaderNobel Peace Prize, reflects on how you can be happy in such a complex world.
The actor is the executive producer of documentary that transmitsIn many other messages, the importance of meditation to develop compassion and the key role of women. The Dalái Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) explains it in this way: “If there were more leaders, the world would be more peaceful”. After the projection and during the interview, Gere was asked of that sentence. And he replied with a smile: “Women in command, a better world: it is something that is said enough often and I believe that women have more affinities with compassion and empathy, and they are very resolutive. While men in the world today can be more unstable and even ridiculous. I would not doubt a second in the replacement of Trump with one of the women who are in this room.” Asking if he uses Buddhism to support the Hollywood industry, he said: “Hollywood is nothing, the world is difficult, being married is married, politics, family. Buddhism allows you to keep in touch. The world does not change praying but acting”.
Gere entered the pocket in his pocket from the first minute. It was not difficult. They were all very delivered. “The world needs the knowledge of Dalái Lama,” said Barbara Miller, co -director of the film together with Philip Delaquis. The document reviews with the storage images of his life, his childhood, his relationship with his father and, above all, with his mother, an illiterate farmer from whom he says he has learned everything he knows about love and compassion. “We discovered that Dalái Lama had an immense file, it was very material. They allowed us to use and digitize it, it is a great cultural heritage,” Miller said. “He does not like his holiness to see himself on the screen, but he saw pieces and enjoyed and what made him smile was to see himself playing with his friends on the snow”, explained the protagonist of Official and knight and beautiful women.
He was the director of the Bcn Film Festival, Conchita Casanovas, The one who presented all the honors of a star to the actor. “Let’s overcome our breath a little,” he said. “The years passed, not for him,” he joked. And he finished: “It is a star of those who sweat their hands. With you Richard Gere.”
