A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.
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- 2 wins & 2 nominations.
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Patrick Disanto | ... |
Journeyman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ron Fricke | ||
Written by
| Ron Fricke | ... | (concept) & |
| Mark Magidson | ... | (concept) |
| Ron Fricke | ... | (scenario) & |
| Mark Magidson | ... | (scenario) |
| Genevieve Nicholas | ... | (treatment) & |
| Constantine Nicholas | ... | (treatment) & |
| Ron Fricke | ... | (treatment) |
| Bob Green | ... | (concept) |
| Bob Green | ... | (scenario) |
Produced by
| Mark Magidson | ... | producer |
| Alton Walpole | ... | supervising producer |
Music by
| Brother | ||
| Dead Can Dance | ||
| The Harmonic Choir | ||
| Ciro Hurtado | ||
| Kohachiro Miyata | ||
| Monks of the Dip Tse Chok Ling Monastery | ... | (as Monks of the Dip Tse Ling Monastery) |
| Somei Satoh | ||
| Anugama & Sebastiano | ||
| Michael Stearns | ||
| L. Subramaniam | ||
Cinematography by
| Ron Fricke | ||
Editing by
| David Aubrey | ... | (as David E. Aubrey) |
| Ron Fricke | ||
| Mark Magidson | ||
Editorial Department
| David Bartholomew | ... | post-production consultant: 70 mm film assembly |
| Gay Browning | ... | first assistant editor |
| George Koran | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| James Sheridan | ... | negative cutter |
| Alton Walpole | ... | additional editor |
| Christopher Kulikowski | ... | post-production assistant (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| David Brownlow | ... | location sound recordist / sound |
| Patrick Disanto | ... | sound recordist |
| Craig Huxley | ... | soundtrack (as Craig Hundley) |
| Matthew Iadarola | ... | mixer: soundtrack, Skywalker Sound |
| Robert Jansen | ... | sound transfers: Skywalker Sound |
| Dave Lomino | ... | sound transfers: Skywalker Sound (as David Lomino) |
| John Morris | ... | sound effects design |
| Jennifer Myers | ... | foley artist |
| Margie O'Malley | ... | foley artist |
| Jeffrey R. Payne | ... | sound transfers: Skywalker Sound (as Jeffrey Payne) |
| Joseph Piantadosi | ... | sound transfers: Skywalker Sound (as Joe Piantadosi) |
| Miguel Rivera | ... | dialogue editor |
| John Rotondi | ... | sound engineer: Y4 |
| Michael Semanick | ... | foley engineer |
| Tom Sherlock | ... | sound transfers: Skywalker Sound |
| Steve F.B. Smith | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Michael Stearns | ... | location sound recordist |
| John Joseph Thomas | ... | sound effects editor |
| Eric Thompson | ... | foley engineer |
| Matthew Iadarola | ... | supervising re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bill Mitchell | ... | first assistant camera |
| Lee Ford Parker | ... | cinematography consultant (as Lee Parker) |
| Richard Vetter | ... | cinematography consultant |
| Ali Salim Yasar | ... | electrician |
Location Management
| Farouq Abdulaziz | ... | location coordinator: Kuwait |
| Fatih Aksoy | ... | location coordinator: Turkey |
| Shahram Asgari | ... | location coordinator: Iran |
| Lawrence Blair | ... | location coordinator: Indonesia |
| Lorne Blair | ... | location coordinator: Indonesia |
| Dudu Continentino | ... | location coordinator: Brasil |
| Michael Scott Davis | ... | location coordinator: Australia |
| Yang Hua Dong | ... | location coordinator: China |
| Amir Esfandiari | ... | location coordinator: Iran |
| Orlando Falco | ... | location coordinator: Ecuador |
| Affaf Fawzi | ... | location coordinator: Egypt (as Afaf Fawzy) |
| Michael Freeman | ... | location coordinator: Cambodia |
| Zvika Haen | ... | location coordinator: Israel |
| Chhay Song Heng | ... | location coordinator: Cambodia |
| Bebe Hiroko Ishikawa | ... | location coordinator: Japan |
| Marcel Castera Kahn | ... | location coordinator: France |
| Jalal Khosroshahi | ... | location coordinator: Iran |
| Thomas Laird | ... | location coordinator: Nepal |
| John Lamond Jr. | ... | location coordinator: Hong Kong |
| Mel Lawrence | ... | location coordinator: New York |
| Babak Mansouri | ... | location liaison |
| Mouse McConnell | ... | location coordinator: Kenya |
| Jimmy Mukora | ... | location coordinator: Kenya |
| Junko Ogura | ... | location coordinator: Japan |
| Elzbieta Pyrich | ... | location coordinator: Poland |
| Jia Qi | ... | location coordinator: China |
| Yafei Ren | ... | location coordinator: China (as Ren Yafei) |
| Barry Rivers | ... | location coordinator: Hawaii |
| Carlos Saavedra | ... | location coordinator: Ecuador |
| Mohamed Shafi | ... | location coordinator: India |
| Robin Smith | ... | location researcher |
| Flavio Somogyi | ... | location coordinator: Brasil |
| Kennedy Taylor | ... | location coordinator: Japan |
| Carlo Timpanaro | ... | location coordinator: Italy |
| William Word | ... | location coordinator: Japan |
| Magdi Youssef | ... | location coordinator: Egypt |
Music Department
| Patrick Disanto | ... | music editor |
| Kohachiro Miyata | ... | soundtrack |
| Michael Stearns | ... | musical director |
| Grant Wakefield | ... | music researcher |
Additional Crew
| Patrick Disanto | ... | researcher |
| Kimber Hightower | ... | production assistant |
| Christopher Reyna | ... | Blu-ray Producer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company (1993) (United States) (theatrical)
- Mayfair (1993) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Laurenfilm (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Bunyik Entertainment (1993) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- SF Studio (1993) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Rézo Films (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- Herald Film Company (1995) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Arrow Films (2013) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Homescreen (2014) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Dendy Films (1994) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Premier Kinoprokat (2013) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Hoyts Home Video (1994) (Australia) (video)
- Look Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- China Film Co-Production Corporation (location coordinator: China)
- Cineset Productions (location coordinator: Kenya)
- Crest Digital (post-production)
- Istanbul Film Agency (location coordinator: Turkey)
- MIC Media Information Center (location coordinator: Egypt)
- Neon Rio (location coordinator: Brasil)
- Omar Productions (location coordinator: Kuwait)
- Robin Hurt Safaris (location coordinator: Kenya)
- Salon Films (II) (location coordinator: Hong Kong)
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (post-production sound services)
- Skywalker Sound (sound transfers)
- Skywalker Sound (soundtrack mix)
- Teamwork Communication (location coordinator: Hawaii)
- The El Raz Company (location coordinator: Israel)
- Trans Galapagos (location coordinator: Ecuador)
- Virgin Earth (location coordinator: Japan)
- Why Not Productions (location coordinator: France)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Without words, cameras show us the world, with an emphasis not on "where," but on "what's there." It begins with morning, natural landscapes and people at prayer: volcanoes, water falls, veldts, and forests; several hundred Balinese Hindu men perform kecak, the monkey chant. Indigenous peoples apply body paint; whole villages dance. The film moves to destruction of nature via logging, blasting, and strip mining. Images of poverty, rapid urban life, and factories give way to war, concentration camps, and mass graves. Ancient ruins come into view, and then a sacred river where pilgrims bathe and funeral pyres burn. Prayer and nature return. A monk rings a huge bell; stars wheel across the sky.
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| Taglines | A world beyond words. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The shot with the monk on the streets of Tokyo was unplanned. The crew went to a factory for filming but after many hours of searching for ideas, they disbanded the place, finding it unsuitable for filming. On their way back to the hotel, producer Mark Magidson saw the monk walking and stopped the cars and asked director/cinematographer Ron Fricke to film him. After obtaining the footage, the crew gave the monk some money and left. The monk never stopped his prayer and never looked into the camera. See more » |
| Goofs | The city Istanbul is misspelled in the movie twice, as Instanbul. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (1995). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Host of Seraphim See more » |