But Norbu carefully and quietly unfolds this simple tale, and that isn't all bad in these days of the much-abused jump cut. The film incorporates many scenes of Buddhist rituals, which add striking visual interest. Unexplained as they are, these religious rites seem just as mysterious to new arrivals Palden and Nylma as they must to an audience largely unfamiliar with Tibetan Buddhism.
Harmless mischief abounds among the young monks.
Neither gratefully nor regretfully , The Cup responds to the West with a shrug of resignation. The film itself invites the same kind of amiable ambivalence. For times, call 539-9770.