Baraka

Baraka

EEUU, 1992, Ron Fricke, 96min

Web (EN): www.spiritofbaraka.com/baraka.aspx
IMDB (8.0): www.imdb.com/title/tt0103767/

Ganó el premio a la mejor pelicula del Festival mundial Canadiense en 1993

Baraka, el último paraiso

..."Baraka" es una antigua palabra sufí que puede traducirse simplemente como "bendición", "aliento" o "esencia de vida". Baraka se rodó en cinco continentes, 24 países, que incluyen exteriores tan diversos como Tanzania, China, Brasil, Japón, Kuwait, Camboya, Irán y Nepal, junto con otros lugares importantes de los Estados Unidos y Europa. Al captar las glorias y calamidades que la naturaleza y el hombre han traído al planeta, "Baraka" narra la impresionante historia de la tumultuosa interacción entre la Tierra y el hombre; evitando las palabras, excitando la vista, el oído y la imaginación con un barrido de imágenes y sonidos... (Linkara)

Baraka

...Baraka, an ancient Sufi word with forms in many languages, translates as a blessing, or as the breath or essence of life from which the evolutionary process unfolds. A transcendently poetic tour of the globe, Baraka was shot in breathtaking 70mm in 24 countries on six continents. A non-conventional documentary, Baraka was filmed entirely without dialogue in a stunning cascade of crystalline, time-lapse images. Set to the life affirming rhythms of varied religious rituals and nature's own raw bear, Baraka is a visualization of the interconnectedness humans share with the Earth. Spanning such diverse locales as China, Brazil, Kuwait and major U.S. and European sites, Baraka captures not only the harmony, but also the calamity that humans and nature have visited upon the Earth. However, mere words do not do the film justice - Baraka must be seen, felt and experienced to be understood. Baraka has won the Eddie for Best Edited Documentary and the FIPRESCI Prize for Out-of-Competition at the Montreal World Film Festival. (D-List)