Samsara (2011)
- Directed by
- Ron Fricke
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 691 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary travels to 25 countries to present a wordless mosaic of human life, nature, and industry. It strings together carefully composed images of rituals, landscapes, and machines to show connections across the globe.
meditativevisually stunningwordlesscontemplativeawe-inspiringrhythmicglobal
What happens
Samsara is a 2011 American non-narrative documentary film of international imagery directed by Ron Fricke and produced by Mark Magidson, who also collaborated on Baraka (1992), a film of a similar vein, and Chronos (1985). Completed over a period of five years in 25 countries around the world, it was shot in 70 mm format and output to digital format. The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and received a limited release in August 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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