Baraka / a Mark Magidson Production ; a Ron Fricke film ; produced by Mark Magidson ; original treatment written by Genevieve Nicholas, Constantine Nicholas, Ron Fricke ; concept and scenario by Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson, Bob Green ; restoration producer, Christopher M. Reyna ; directed & photographed by Ron Fricke.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Edition | 2-disc special ed., widescreen. |
| Publication Info | [Orland Park, Ill.] : MPI Home Video, ©2008, ©1992. |
| Description | 2 videodiscs (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Fricke, Ron. |
| Other author/creator | Magidson, Mark. |
| Other author/creator | Nicholas, Genevieve. |
| Other author/creator | Nicholas, Constantine. |
| Other author/creator | Green, Bob. |
| Other author/creator | Reyna, Christopher M. |
| Other author/creator | Gregory, David, 1972- |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Michael. |
| Other author/creator | Funhouse Entertainment (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Mark Magidson Production (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | MPI Home Video (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | MPI Media Group. |
| Variant title | Ttitle on container : Baraka : a world beyond words |
| Contents | Disc 1 : Nepal morning -- Meditation -- Balinese "Monkey" chant (Kecak) -- Volcanoes / Organics -- Body adornment -- Dance -- Water journey -- Destruction -- Brazil favela / Cigarette factory -- Subway riders / Monk with bell -- City and manufacturing -- Chickens -- Calcutta foragers / Homeless -- Street travelers / Buto dance -- War / Oil fires -- Steel workers / Death camps -- Tiananmen Square / Stone figures -- Varanasi sunrise -- Eclipse / Sacred journey -- Rotating starfields. |
| Contents | Disc 2 : Bonus features: Baraka: a closer look (Produced by Funhouse Entertainment on behalf of MPI Media Group ; Producer/director, David Gregory ; 76 min. ; 2008) ; Restoration (MPI Media Group ; Funhouse Entertainment ; 7 min. ; 2008). |
| Abstract | "[A] transcendent global tour that explores the sights and sounds of the human condition like nothing you've ever seen or felt before. These are the wonders of a world without words, viewed through man and nature's own prisms of symmetry, savagery, chaos and harmony." - Container. |
| General note | Original film released in 1992. |
| General note | Feature title from disc menu. |
| General note | "First of its kind 8K scan from fully restored 70mm film." - Container. |
| Credits | Edited by Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson, David E. Aubrey ; music direction and original music by Michael Stearns. |
| Audience | Closed-captioning not indicated. |
| Audience | Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD ; Region 1; NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital ; 5.1 DTS 96/24 ; 16:9 letterbox ; aspect ratio, 2.21:1; 8K ultradigital HD. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| ISBN | 0788608150 |
| ISBN | 9780788608155 |
| UPC | 030306785899 |
| Publisher number | DVD7858 MPI Home Video |
| Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |