Video review: Baraka
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PipSqueak42 rated 14 days ago- A favourite film. No plot, no actors, just fantastic photography and fabulous music.
The online version does not do the film justice - you need the DVD. It can be watched time and time again, in whatever order you choose. Personally I take the movie from 51:30 and go back to there before reaching the end, maybe more than once.
Also watch the other films in the series, and watch out for the new one - 'Samsara' - coming out any time soon.- A favourite film. No plot, no actors, just fantastic photography and fabulous music.
- liquidiridium rated 4 months ago
- Baraka is an incredible journey through 6 continents, 24 countries. Painstakingly shot on Todd AO-70mm film. Baraka has no plot, contains no actors and has no script. Baraka is a collection of high quality images, presented in a moving and compelling manner. Created by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, with music from Michael Stearns and others. Baraka is an ancient Sufi word, which can be translated as "a blessing, or as the breath, or essence of life from which the evolutionary process unfolds." For many people Baraka is the definitive film in this style. Breathtaking shots from around the world show the beauty and destruction of nature and humans. Coupled with an incredible soundtrack including on site recordings of The Monks Of The Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery. Baraka is evidence of a huge global project fueled by a personal passion for the world and visual art. Working on a reported US$4 million budget, Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, with a three-person crew, swept through 24 countries in 14 months to make this stunning film. One of the very last films shot in the expensive TODD-AO 70mm format, Ron Fricke developed a computer-controlled camera for the incredible time-lapse shots, including New York's Park Avenue rush hour traffic and the crowded Tokyo subway platforms. WATCH IT! The "sequel", Samsara, will be out this year.
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