Over at Japundit, poster (and filmmaker) Alex Pappas has posted Ron Frike’s 1992 film “Baraka” [Wikipedia]. All 1 hour, 36 minutes and 37 beautiful seconds of it. If you haven’t seen it before, be ABSOLUTELY SURE to watch it now—it’s absolutely amazing.
Baraka
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I agree – ‘Baraka’ is great. If you like this film, you might also like Fricke’s ‘Chronos’. It’s also very interesting visually, but unlike ‘Baraka’, it lacks a well-developed theme. For most folks, that’s what made ‘Baraka’ into something more than a collection of striking visuals. Still, if you get a chance to watch ‘Chronos’, I’d recommend it.
Don’t tell me I was the only one who expected something to do with Mortal Kombat.
That type of stuff is great when you’re stoned. (it’s Ron Fricke)
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As an aside, my wife and I had a chance to see Fricke’s ‘Koyaanisqatsi’ at the LG Arts Center as couple of years ago, shown with a live accompaniment provided by the Philip Glass Orchestra. While the general movie-going public would not likely be interested, for film buffs in Korea, few events can compare.
Fricke’s innovative use of time-lapse, slow- and stop-motion effects in ‘Koyaanisqatsi’, which were brilliantly paired with the repetitive musical patterning of Academy Award-nominee Glass, brought about techniques which were employed by many later on. Netizen Kim’s oblique comment above serves to emphasize this.
Now, if they could just book a few dates for ‘Baraka’ along with a reunited Dead Can Dance…
Sorry for the quick-typing error – while Fricke shot ‘Koyaanisqatsi’, it was made by Godfrey Reggio. The look and feel of the film, however, comes from Ron Fricke cutting his chops.
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