Baraka (1992)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

Ron Fricke

Writers:

Constantine Nicholas (treatment)
Genevieve Nicholas (treatment)

Release Date:

November 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | War

Tagline:

A world beyond words.

Plot:

A movie with no conventional plot: merely a collection of expertly photographed scenes. Subject matter has a highly environmental theme.

Plot Keywords:

Prayer | Nature | Environmental | Monkey Chant | Chant

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

None

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Aerospace Maintenance & Regeneration Centre, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Magidson Films

Trivia:

Baraka was the first film in over twenty years to be photographed in the 70mm Todd-AO format, an extremely high definition wide-screen film format developed in the mid 1950s. The previous film filmed in this particular format was The Last Valley (1970).

Movie Connections:

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Perhaps the most incredibly beautiful and profound film Ever Made

This for me is the film for a desert Island...you know?...If you could only take, one book, one wine, one loaf of bread, one piece of music? One Lover, Well, this would be my one movie....This film in my opinion is so extraordinary that it needs as special 11 or 12 category, just as J.S. Bach, and Dickens, and Shakespeare would need such a category. This film is spellbinding and can be viewed and understood on many levels. I do not personally see or feel the "Environmental" message from this film that many do....or at least to me it is only one of many sub- texts....I do see an oil painting placed directly on my soul, or rather etched there by the sinews of this film, as a comment on man, all of his glory and wisdom, and all of his failings as well....that and so much more. For me this is the greatest film of all times. Nothing else even comes close...I could go on but I won't....to what end....if you have seen it and you wish to discuss it. write to me, I would be happy to hear from you on this wonderful film..