Milarepa is a 1973 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani.

[1][2] The film tells the story of the famous Tibetan yogi and poet Milarepa.

Milarepa was shot in Abruzzo in autumn 1972 and premiered in Pistoia, Italy, on 28 December 1973.

[1][3] Milarepa received mostly positive reviews by Italian critics, including Pier Paolo Pasolini (who titled it a "truly beautiful film"), Alberto Moravia and Lino Miccichè.

[1] Still, some reviewers were critical of the film, like Francesco Savio [it] of Il mondo, who dismissed it as "unnecessary" and "purely decorative".