Movies from Sri Lanka by Hansueli Holzer www.holzerart.ch                                   Page 3

Ayubowan, welcome to the Rico Shadow Guest House

 The Guest House Rico Shadow in Waikkala on the west coast of Sri Lanka is only 30 minutes away from the airport and offers a pleasant stay by the sea with warm hospitality

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Ayurveda at Rico-Shadow  

On 1 December 2011 Rico-Shadow opened a new Ayurveda and spa resort. A qualified doctor, two trained masseuse and a masseur look after you on the principles of ayurvedic treatment.  

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Ricardo Bellvila, You are not forgotten

 On 23 April 2011, the founder of Rico-Shadow the age of 98 years died. The 30-year long friendship with the families Dabarera and Kurera lives in an intimate relationship with the grateful dead.

The neighbour Marilyn Wouters held the funeral of Ricardo Bellvila in its 4- minute film.

Dad Ricardo

 On April 23, it is the anniversary of the death of Ricardo Bellvila.

In a contemplative celebration think especially on this day, his heirs and successors Christoph Dabarera with his family and the whole team at their dad Ricardo

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In the temple of Kelaniya

 The Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara is one of the oldest and most important shrines on the west coast of Sri Lanka. Buddha is said to have been on his third trip to Sri Lanka here.
Time seems to stand still here.

8:30 minutes D

Cinnamon  

The Documentation related to the exploration and processing of cinnamon in Sri Lanka.  

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Idyllic in Nimalas garden

 Nimalas garden is an idyll in the warm tropical Sri Lanka. The poetic quiet film invites us to observe the life and work of Indra's sister in Keenawala in which coconut harvesting, pineapple, banana, pepper and chili crop to be there and doing any work on the plantation and in the house.

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Belilena a prehistoric cave in Sri Lanka  

The prehistoric cave Belilina is a discovery in the jungle around Kitulgala.
In nearby Kelaniya Ganga give bath welcome refreshment.  

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The Bridge on the River Kwai  

Location of the film “The Bridge on the River Kwai” is in Sri Lanka. Where 1957 was held the spectacular blowing up the railway bridge still flows of Maskeliya Ganga. Samuel Perera, who then had a small role as a Jungle Boy, would be the occasional visitors to tell "his" film and to show the remaining tracks on the set.  

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Ferryman

 In Kitulgala yet lead a ferryman by a dugout travelers across Maskeliya Ganga. comes from a passage from the book Hermann Hesse's "Siddhartha" to my mind.

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Blow Hole

 The are 7 Blow Holes in the World. One of them is in Sri Lanka. 40 km from east of Matara at the Milestone 117 a small road leads to sea to the natural spectacle...

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Rubber

 In the rubber tree plantations of Sri Lanka the workers work hard it is not an easy work to do, it is usually moist  under the trees and in the grass leeches are waiting to attack the people.

3 minutes CH

Beach life at Waikkala  

Visiting the sea cucumber divers, the 40-meter deep diving three times a day and collect sea cucumbers from the sea bed, cooked on the beach and dry, in order to then sell to China as a delicacy and aphrodisiac.  

7 minutes CH

Stilt Fisherman

Fishing on stilts is no longer worth. But for 20 Euros would have someone climb onto the stilt….

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For a pinch of salt

 What a hard work goes into each pinch of salt! At daybreak, the women go with their heavy hoes to the salt fields and solve the tough salt deposition hoe for hoe, pushing them into small heap and carry the salt in baskets on their heads to the tractor, which bring to the buildings for further processing.
Documentation in the Saline of Puttalam, Sri Lanka.

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