Baraka / a Mark Magidson production ; a Ron Fricke film ; a production of Magidson Films, Inc. ; directed and photographed by Ron Fricke ; produced by Mark Magidson ; concept & scenario by Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson, Bob Green ; original treatment ritten by Genevieve Nicholas, Constantine Nicholas, Ron Fricke.

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FilmPublisher number: DVD7858 | MPI Home VideoLanguage: English Distributor: [Orland Park, Illinois] : MPI Home Video, 2008Copyright date: ©1992Distributor: October 28, 2008Edition: 2-disc special editionDescription: 2 videodiscs (97 minutes) sound, color 4 3/4 inContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

Audience:

General
Any audience

ISBN:

9780788608155

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DDC classification:

306.4 22

Contents:

Disc 1 : Nepal morning -- Meditation -- Balinese "Monkey" chant (Kecak) -- Volcanoes/Organics -- Body adornment -- Dance -- Water journey -- Destruction -- Brazil favela/Cigarette factory -- Subway riders/Monk with bell -- City and manufacturing -- Chickens -- Calcutta foragers/Homeless -- Street travelers/Buto dance -- War/Oil fires -- Steel workers/Death camps -- Tiananmen Square/Stone figures -- Varanasi sunrise -- Eclipse/Sacred journey -- Rotating starfields.

Disc 2 : Bonus features: Baraka: a closer look (Produced by Funhouse Entertainment on behalf of MPI Media Group ; Producer/director, David Gregory ; 76 min. ; 2008) ; Restoration (MPI Media Group ; Funhouse Entertainment ; 7 min. ; 2008).

Production credits:

Edited by Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson, David E. Aubrey ; restoration producer, Christopher M. Reyna ; music direction and original music by Michael Stearns.

Summary: Shot in 24 countries across six continents, this film, without narration or dialogue, presents a visual spectacle emphasizing religious ritual as well as addressing the human condition and the idea of humanity vis-à-vis nature.

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Documentary originally produced in 1992. Premiered September 15, 1992, Toronto International Film Festival.

"First of its kind 8K scan from fully restored 70mm film"--Container.

"This film is presented in a letterbox widescreen format that preserves the original 70mm Todd-AO theatrical exhibition."--Back cover of container.

New DVD 2022 Summer.

Edited by Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson, David E. Aubrey ; restoration producer, Christopher M. Reyna ; music direction and original music by Michael Stearns.

Shot in 24 countries across six continents, this film, without narration or dialogue, presents a visual spectacle emphasizing religious ritual as well as addressing the human condition and the idea of humanity vis-à-vis nature.

DVD; Region 1; NTSC; wide screen presentation; aspect ratio 2.21:1; Dolby Digital 5.1; DTS 96/24.

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