Samsara (2011/I)

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Rating: PG13

Running Time: 99 min.

Synopsis: Director and cinematographer Ron Fricke offers a striking glimpse into some of the world's most remarkable happenings in this visually spectacular documentary. Following in the same template as 1992's Baraka (also directed by Fricke), Samsara is a study in the ways humanity works as a collective and as individuals, with the cycle of human existence providing the subtext for the parade of images (the title is a Tibetan word meaning "the wheel of life"). Combining scenes of destruction and rebirth, images of profound humanity and mechanized lifelessness, Baraka includes remarkable images of people working together en masse, including Muslims visiting the holy city of Mecca, hundred of Chinese dancers performing a synchronized routine, and prisoners doing group exercises in a prison yard. Fricke filmed Samsara over a period of several years, shooting on 65mm film stock and transferring the footage to 4K high-definition video for post-production and exhibition. Samsara received its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.

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Sep 12, 2012 01:57 pm

Peneflix said: A

A MUST FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES THE VISUAL; NOT ONE WORD IS SPOKEN BUT IT IS A GLORIOUS CREATION; ONE YOU WILL NEVER FORGET! THE WORLD VIEWED THROUGH THE EYES OF MASTER FILMMAKERS!

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Samsara (2011/I)

hisham01: Watched Samsara with a group of friends & delighted at how much they loved it. A must watch film & should be compulsory viewing in schools.
JLightulie: I probably should have watched the movie at NW FILMS called the thief of Bagdad. Instead of this scary movie =Samsara- thief of all saints
allie912: Have you read Samsara Dog by Helen Manos? Describes reincarnation thru lives of a dog. Don't think it was right for my K-4 library. Very sad
janwaseem: Just watched samsara and baraka..amazing timeplase and music..
msameliadoolan: Wow. Just watched the stunning documentary 'Samsara'. #mindblown #epicfootage #confronting #silentfilm