Baraka (1992)

Director:

Ron Fricke

Writers:

Ron Fricke (concept) &
Mark Magidson (concept) ...
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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 | Factory | Monkey Chant | Landscape

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Directed by
Ron Fricke

Writing credits
Ron Fricke		(concept) &
Mark Magidson		(concept)
Ron Fricke		(scenario) &
Mark Magidson		(scenario)
Genevieve Nicholas		(treatment) &
Constantine Nicholas		(treatment) &
Ron Fricke		(treatment)

Produced by
Mark Magidson	....	producer
Alton Walpole	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
Michael Stearns

Cinematography by
Ron Fricke

Film Editing by
David Aubrey		(as David E. Aubrey)
Ron Fricke
Mark Magidson

Sound Department
David Brownlow	....	location sound recordist
David Brownlow	....	sound
Matthew Iadarola	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
John Morris	....	sound designer
Jennifer Myers	....	foley artist
Margie O'Malley	....	foley artist
Jeffrey R. Payne	....	sound transfer
Joseph Piantadosi	....	sound transfer
Miguel Rivera	....	dialogue editor
John Rotondi	....	sound engineer: Y4
Michael Semanick	....	foley engineer
Tom Sherlock	....	sound transfer
Steve F.B. Smith	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Michael Stearns	....	location sound recordist
John Joseph Thomas	....	sound effects editor
Eric Thompson	....	foley engineer

Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Mitchell	....	assistant camera
Lee Parker	....	cinematography consultant
Richard Vetter	....	cinematography consultant
Ali Salim Yasar	....	electrician

Editorial Department
David Bartholomew	....	post-production consultant: 70 mm film assembly
Gay Browning	....	first assistant editor
James Sheridan	....	negative cutter
Christopher Kulikowski	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Michael Stearns	....	musical director

Other crew
Kimber Hightower	....	production assistant
Babak Mansouri	....	location liaison
Robin Smith	....	location researcher

Production Companies

• Magidson Films

Distributors

• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Samuel Goldwyn Company, The (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Al!ve AG (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• Look Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Mayfair (UK)
• Versátil Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Crest Digital  post-production
• Skywalker Sound  sound transfers

Also Known As:

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 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | 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 (1971).

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In the closing credits where filming locations are listed by country, Vatican City is listed as a location in Italy when technically it is a country in its own right. Although Vatican City is physically totally contained within Italy, it is an independent nation.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Rasa Yatra (2012)

Soundtrack:

Wandering Saint

A masterpiece! Spiritually uplifting. Touches the heart and soul deeply.

It is perplexing to read a few comments below that rubbish this film. To me, and to so many others, it is unequaled in it's beauty, sensitivity and deep spiritual perception into this amazing world that we inhabit.

Really, I think if anyone watches this film and cannot feel uplifted to the heavens, then they must be spiritually deadened by cynicism and negativity.

Even without DVD and the big screen, we have enjoyed repeated viewing of this EXCEPTIONAL film. I first saw it in Sydney, in Panavision's huge screen, and was totally blown away by the cinematography as well as the profoundly moving music. But even on VHS here at home, it touches me ever so deeply.

10 out of 10. An incredible experience!!