Baraka: 2-Disc Special Edition
by Ron Fricke
List Price:
Our Price: $18.20
You Save: $11.78 (39%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: DVD
See more DVD details
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD details
Actor: n/aDirector: Ron Fricke
Brand: MPI HOME VIDEO
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-10-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MPI HOME VIDEO
Product features:
- Shot in breathtaking 70mm in 24 countries on six continents, BARAKA is a transcendent global tour that explores the sights and sounds of the human condition like nothing you ve ever seen or felt before. These are the wonders of a world without words, viewed through man and nature s own prisms of symmetry, savagery, harmony and chaos. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?MISCELLANEOUS Rating:?
DVD Reviews of Baraka: 2-Disc Special Edition
DVD Review: Watch Me!
Summary: 5 Stars
I had watched this DVD before, but not in the special two-disc edition. It was beautiful and the picture quality was great! DVD Review: An amazing visual & auditory journey.
Summary: 5 Stars
Baraka is for those of us who like to travel, see and experience different cultures and dream about the next trip and aspire to take great photos. Baraka is an amazing journey for the eyes and the ears; the scenery, people and music is almost meditative. Beautifully done.DVD Review: Unsettling, Sometimes Disturbing (But Stunning)
Summary: 4 Stars
Yes, yes, this is a beautiful and stunning film. But read on.
First, there is a theme of unsettling footage of people staring directly into the camera. It's unsettling because they just stare without emotion, for probably at least 10 seconds at a time (which is a long time to stare at someone staring back at you). It's unsettling, but extremely interesting. I think this is a good part of the film. This is something you don't generally see in everyday life.
However, be warned, or maybe that's too strong a term, but you should be aware that there are a few parts that are disturbing. I would say these parts are political, except that without any commentary it is the viewer who is left to draw their own conclusions, rather than any conclusions being posited. For instance, there is a rather lengthy part showing chickens in a production farm that is somewhat disturbing. The handling of chicks is shown, with them sliding down chutes as if they were pills being sorted into jars. In fact they are being sorted, but into which two groups? The ambiguity is disturbing. Then a worker is burning or cutting the beaks of the chicks and roughly tossing htem aside. And then a worker holds chicks down in a contraption that does something to their necks. All this bothersome imagery comes in the middle of an otherwise beautiful series of vignettes. I thought it kind of ruined the mood of wonder and enjoyment.
More bothersome imagery is shown at the end, when fields of burning oil wells are shown, smoke filling the sky, and a scene of soldiers with stacks of ordnance around them. Again, I thought this emotionally violent footage ruined the beauty of the film.
I do think the film is compelling enough to overcome these negative parts however. One of the interesting habits of the film is how it draws a comparison between various unrelated scenes. For instance, it shows a tribal society performing a lively dance and then cuts to images of a busy subway, drawing a parallel between the pace of life of different cultures. There is also a lot of parallels drawn between different ancient ruins. The film segues fluidly (for the most part) between one scene to the next.
Check it out and fast forward through the negative bits.
DVD Review: Spectacular and visually stunning
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD makes you really appreciate the planet we live on both in a beautiful and sometimes sad way. It is shot in a way that is truly spectacular similar to the Planet Earth series, yet there are no spoken words just beautiful music and sounds.
If you want a DVD that will help you appreciate the world you live in and the many different cultures, this will truly inspire you to learn more. This is one of the most amazing videos I have ever seen.
DVD Review: Relaxing watching
Summary: 5 Stars
It is a unique work of humans so different round a globe as the world areas themself different are.
It is a second time I had watched it.
Description of Baraka: 2-Disc Special Edition
FULLY RESTORED - THE FIRST MOVIE EVER TRANSFERRED IN 8K ULTRADIGITAL HD!Shot in breathtaking 70mm in 24 countries on six continents, BARAKA is a transcendent global tour that explores the sights and sounds of the human condition like nothing you ve ever seen or felt before. These are the wonders of a world without words, viewed through man and nature s own prisms of symmetry, savagery, harmony and chaos.
BARAKA produced by Mark Magidson and directed and photographed by Ron Fricke, award-winning cinematographer of KOYAANISQATSI and creators of the IMAX? sensation CHRONOS has now been fully restored from its original camera negative via state-of-the-art 8K UltraDigital mastering to create the most visually stunning Blu-ray ever made.
INCLUDES OVER 80 MINUTES OF ALL NEW BONUS FEATURES:
Baraka: A Closer Look
Baraka: Restoration
Eco-friendly packaging
-100% recyclability.
-20% post-consumer waste.
-Prints using soy based inks.
-Greatly reduces green house gases.
-Forest Stewardship Council (FCS) certified
-Weighs less than conventional plastic and therefore costs less to ship
General DVDs
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Bestsellers in General DVDs
Valentino: The Last EmperorPEACE ARCH HOME ENTERTAINMENT; Release date: 2009-09-08; DVD
Best price: $13.00
Price in other shops:
The Civil War - A Film by Ken BurnsBURNS,KEN; Release date: 2004-09-28; DVD
Best price: $35.95
Price in other shops:
On the Road with Charles Kuralt, Set 1Acorn; Release date: 2009-10-27; DVD
Best price: $27.10
Price in other shops:
![The National Parks: America's Best Idea [Blu-ray] Image](/images/The-National-Parks-America-Best-Idea-Blu-ray-B002GWDK6Q-X.jpg){kind=small}
The National Parks: America's Best Idea [Blu-ray]Release date: 2009-10-06; DVD
Best price: $68.53
Price in other shops:
Monty Python: Almost The TruthUni; Release date: 2009-10-27; DVD
Best price: $18.97
Price in other shops:
The Secret (Extended Edition)The Secret; Release date: 2006-10-01; Published: 2006; DVD
Best price: $7.78
Price in other shops:
The CarterHART SHARP VIDEO; Release date: 2009-11-17; DVD
Best price: $13.85
Price in other shops:
Ken Burns: National Parks - America's Best IdeaRelease date: 2009-10-06; DVD
Best price: $60.95
Price in other shops:
Planet Earth - The Complete BBC SeriesWarner Brothers; Release date: 2007-04-24; DVD
Best price: $26.67
Price in other shops:
Food, Inc.MAGNOLIA PICT HM ENT; Release date: 2009-11-03; DVD
Best price: $12.49
Price in other shops:
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
MicrocosmosRelease date: 2005-05-03; DVD
Best price: $10.98
Price in other shops:
BarakaRelease date: 2005-03-01; Music CD
Best price: $10.05
Price in other shops:
BarakaRelease date: 2000-01-25; DVD
Best price: $34.95
Ashes and Snow FilmRelease date: 2007-03-11; DVD
Best price: $50.00
Akira Kurosawa's DreamsWarner Brothers; Release date: 2003-03-18; DVD
Best price: $5.79
Price in other shops:
ChronosRelease date: 1997-11-19; DVD
Best price: $54.99
Koyaanisqatsi - Life Out of BalanceREGGIO,GODFREY; Release date: 2002-09-17; DVD
Best price: $4.98
Price in other shops:
Powaqqatsi - Life in TransformationREGGIO,GODFREY; Release date: 2002-09-17; DVD
Best price: $3.98
Price in other shops:
NaqoyqatsiDisney; Release date: 2003-10-14; DVD
Best price: $10.70
Price in other shops:
Koyaanisqatsi / Powaqqatsi (2 Pack)Release date: 2002-09-17; DVD
Best price: $18.42
Price in other shops: