Rumi: Poet of the Heart (1998)
In 1244, Jelaluddin Rumi, a Sufi scholar in Konya, Turkey, met an itinerant dervish, Shams of Tabriz. A powerful friendship ensued. When Shams died, the grieving Rumi gripped a pole in his garden, and turning round it, began reciting imagistic poetry about inner life and love of God. After Rumi's death, his son founded the Mevlevi Sufi order, the whirling dervishes. Lovers of Rumi's poems comment on their power and meaning, including religious historian Huston Smith, writer Simone Fattal, poet Robery Bly, and Coleman Barks, who reworks literal translations of Rumi into poetic English. Musicians accompany Barks and Bly as they recite their versions of several of Rumi's ecstatic poems.
Director: Haydn Reiss
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 58 min
Release Date: January 1, 1998
Cast
- Debra Winger - Narrator (voice)
- Rumi - Self - Poet (archive footage)
- Coleman Barks - Self
- Robert Bly - Self
- Deepak Chopra - Self
Editing: Andrew Gersh
Production: Magnolia Films
Original Language: en
Keywords
poetry, poet, sufism, mysticism
More Films by Director: Haydn Reiss
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Rumi: Poet of the Heart about?
- In 1244, Jelaluddin Rumi, a Sufi scholar in Konya, Turkey, met an itinerant dervish, Shams of Tabriz. A powerful friendship ensued. When Shams died, the grieving Rumi gripped a pole in his garden, and turning round it, began reciting imagistic poetry about inner life and love of God. After Rumi's death, his son founded the Mevlevi Sufi order, the whirling dervishes. Lovers of Rumi's poems comment on their power and meaning, including religious historian Huston Smith, writer Simone Fattal, poet Robery Bly, and Coleman Barks, who reworks literal translations of Rumi into poetic English. Musicians accompany Barks and Bly as they recite their versions of several of Rumi's ecstatic poems.
- Who directed Rumi: Poet of the Heart?
- Rumi: Poet of the Heart was directed by Haydn Reiss.
- Who stars in Rumi: Poet of the Heart?
- Rumi: Poet of the Heart stars Debra Winger, Rumi, Coleman Barks, Robert Bly, Deepak Chopra.
- How long is Rumi: Poet of the Heart?
- Rumi: Poet of the Heart has a runtime of 58m (58 minutes).
- What genre is Rumi: Poet of the Heart?
- Rumi: Poet of the Heart is a Documentary film.