Samsara

Samsara (2011)
Timing: 1:42 (102 min)
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Release date
Genre
Budget
$4 000 000
Box office
$4 426 444
Director
Actors
Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika, Marcos Luna, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Olivier De Sagazan, Ladyboys of Cascade Bar, Kikumaru, Crisanto Neire, Robert Henline
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Scenario
Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson
Producer
Mark Magidson
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing

Short description

Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Samsara (literally meaning "continuous flow" in Sanskrit) is the repeating cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth in religious traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Bön, Jainism, and Yoga. In Sikhism, this concept differs slightly, focusing on our actions and their consequences in the present.
  • Samsara (literally meaning 'continuous flow' from Sanskrit) is the repeating cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth in religious traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Bon, Jainism, and Yoga. In Sikhism, this concept differs somewhat and looks at our actions and their consequences in the present.
  • For several years, the filmmakers tried to obtain permission to film in North Korea, but were ultimately denied.
  • According to the creators, composer Michael Sterns wrote the soundtrack for the film after the editing was completed by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson. During their previous collaboration – the film "Baraka" (1992) – the editing was done to pre-existing music.
  • According to the creators, composer Michael Stearns composed the soundtrack for the film after the editing had already been completed by Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson. During their previous collaboration—the film "Baraka" (1992)—the editing was performed to already existing music.
  • The film took over 5 years to create and was made in 25 countries around the world.
  • The film was shot entirely on 70mm film.

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