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<th colspan="2"> <i>Baraka</i>
! colspan="2"| ''Baraka''
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! colspan="2"| [[File:Barakacover.jpg|100px|Barakacover.jpg]]
<th colspan="2"> <a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Barakacover.jpg"><img alt="Barakacover.jpg" height="141" src="/images/thumb/f/ff/Barakacover.jpg/100px-Barakacover.jpg" width="100"/></a>
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| '''Director'''
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| Ron Fricke
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Director</b> </td>
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<td> Ron Fricke
| '''Runtime'''
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| 96 mins
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|-
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Runtime</b> </td>
| '''Country'''
<td> 96 mins
| USA
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|-
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| '''Language'''
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Country</b> </td>
| None
<td> USA
|-
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| '''Rating'''
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| UK:PG<br/>Australia:PG
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Language</b> </td>
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<td> None
| '''Genre'''
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| Documentary
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Rating</b> </td>
| '''Year of Release'''
<td> UK:PG<br/>Australia:PG
| [[1992]]
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|-
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| '''DVD Release Date'''
<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Genre</b> </td>
| 2001
<td> Documentary
|-
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| [[https://imdb.com/title/tt0103767/|Baraka at IMDB]]
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Year of Release</b>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;"> <a href="/index.php?title=1992" title="1992">1992</a>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>DVD Release Date</b>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"> 2001
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<th colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"><small><a class="external text" href="https://imdb.com/title/tt0103767/" rel="nofollow">Baraka at IMDB</a>
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<p>The title of <b>Baraka</b>, a 1992 abstract documentary by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, roughly means <i>"blessing"</i> or <i>"breath of life"</i> in a number of languages. Over a period of 14 months (and a reported $4 million in expenses, an enormous budget for an experimental film), Ron and a small crew traveled around the world filming incredible and awe-inspiring scenery, people and rituals.
</p><p>The movie itself echoes earlier projects like Koyaanisqatsi (and, of course, BME's own <a href="/index.php?title=Uvatiarru" title="Uvatiarru">Uvatiarru</a>), and consists of a series of scenes without dialog set to music. While some complain about decontextualization in many of the scenes, and the occasional political outburst that seems out of place, it is safe to say the general consensus is that Baraka is the pinnacle of this style of film making due to its incredible cinematography.
</p><p>This movie contains some stunning photography of body modification around the world, including footage shot with the <a href="/index.php?title=Maasai" title="Maasai">Maasai</a> in Kenya, in the Amazon, and of <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Bodysuit&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" title="Bodysuit (page does not exist)">bodysuits</a> in Japan (scene six of the movie is literally titled "body adornment").
</p><p><b>ISBN:</b> B00005M91K (<a class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=as2&amp;path=ASIN/B00005M91K&amp;tag=bmeencycloped-20" rel="nofollow">Find this at <i>Amazon.com</i></a>)
</p>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Footage_shot_with_the_Masai">Footage shot with the Masai</span></h2>
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<td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-5.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="72" src="/images/thumb/d/d4/Baraka-5.jpg/150px-Baraka-5.jpg" width="150"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-5.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Baraka</div></div></div>
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<td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-6.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="72" src="/images/thumb/6/64/Baraka-6.jpg/150px-Baraka-6.jpg" width="150"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-6.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Baraka</div></div></div>
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<td colspan="4" style="text-align: center;">(note <a href="/index.php?title=Piercing_Blow-out" title="Piercing Blow-out">blow-out</a> on the second guy in the top row)
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Footage_of_Amazonian_tribes">Footage of Amazonian tribes</span></h2>
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<td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-1.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="72" src="/images/thumb/b/b6/Baraka-1.jpg/150px-Baraka-1.jpg" width="150"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-1.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Baraka</div></div></div>
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<td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-2.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="72" src="/images/thumb/e/ec/Baraka-2.jpg/150px-Baraka-2.jpg" width="150"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-2.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Baraka</div></div></div>
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<td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-3.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="72" src="/images/thumb/5/59/Baraka-3.jpg/150px-Baraka-3.jpg" width="150"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-3.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Baraka</div></div></div>
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<td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-4.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="72" src="/images/thumb/a/a7/Baraka-4.jpg/150px-Baraka-4.jpg" width="150"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-4.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Baraka</div></div></div>
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Footage_shot_in_Japan">Footage shot in Japan</span></h2>
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<td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-7.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="72" src="/images/thumb/2/29/Baraka-7.jpg/150px-Baraka-7.jpg" width="150"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-7.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Baraka</div></div></div>
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<td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:152px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-8.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="72" src="/images/thumb/9/94/Baraka-8.jpg/150px-Baraka-8.jpg" width="150"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Baraka-8.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Baraka</div></div></div>
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The title of '''Baraka''', a 1992 abstract documentary by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, roughly means ''"blessing"'' or ''"breath of life"'' in a number of languages. Over a period of 14 months (and a reported $4 million in expenses, an enormous budget for an experimental film), Ron and a small crew traveled around the world filming incredible and awe-inspiring scenery, people and rituals.


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The movie itself echoes earlier projects like Koyaanisqatsi (and, of course, BME's own [[Uvatiarru]]), and consists of a series of scenes without dialog set to music. While some complain about decontextualization in many of the scenes, and the occasional political outburst that seems out of place, it is safe to say the general consensus is that Baraka is the pinnacle of this style of film making due to its incredible cinematography.
 
This movie contains some stunning photography of body modification around the world, including footage shot with the [[Maasai]] in Kenya, in the Amazon, and of [[Bodysuit]];dbs=bmeencycloped-20|body decoration]] in Japan (scene six of the movie is literally titled "body adornment").
 
'''ISBN:''' B00005M91K ([https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=as2&path=ASIN/B00005M91K&tag=bmeencycloped-20|Find this at Amazon.com])
 
== Footage shot with the Masai ==
{| style="text-align: center;"
|-
| [[File:Baraka-5.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Baraka-6.jpg|150px]]
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;"|(note [[Piercing Blow-out|blow-out]] on the second guy in the top row)
|}
 
== Footage of Amazonian tribes ==
{| style="text-align: center;"
|-
| [[File:Baraka-1.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Baraka-2.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Baraka-3.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Baraka-4.jpg|150px]]
|}
 
== Footage shot in Japan ==
{| style="text-align: center;"
|-
| [[File:Baraka-7.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Baraka-8.jpg|150px]]
|}

Latest revision as of 00:18, 17 September 2023

Baraka
Barakacover.jpg
Director Ron Fricke
Runtime 96 mins
Country USA
Language None
Rating UK:PG
Australia:PG
Genre Documentary
Year of Release 1992
DVD Release Date 2001
[at IMDB]

The title of Baraka, a 1992 abstract documentary by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, roughly means "blessing" or "breath of life" in a number of languages. Over a period of 14 months (and a reported $4 million in expenses, an enormous budget for an experimental film), Ron and a small crew traveled around the world filming incredible and awe-inspiring scenery, people and rituals.

The movie itself echoes earlier projects like Koyaanisqatsi (and, of course, BME's own Uvatiarru), and consists of a series of scenes without dialog set to music. While some complain about decontextualization in many of the scenes, and the occasional political outburst that seems out of place, it is safe to say the general consensus is that Baraka is the pinnacle of this style of film making due to its incredible cinematography.

This movie contains some stunning photography of body modification around the world, including footage shot with the Maasai in Kenya, in the Amazon, and of Bodysuit;dbs=bmeencycloped-20|body decoration]] in Japan (scene six of the movie is literally titled "body adornment").

ISBN: B00005M91K (this at Amazon.com)

Footage shot with the Masai

Baraka-5.jpg Baraka-6.jpg
(note blow-out on the second guy in the top row)

Footage of Amazonian tribes

Baraka-1.jpg Baraka-2.jpg Baraka-3.jpg Baraka-4.jpg

Footage shot in Japan

Baraka-7.jpg Baraka-8.jpg
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