First of all, this movie is A M A Z I N G.
While the complete absence of a narrator is quite nice and different, there were some scenes where I'd really like to know more about what's going on.
Does anyone if there's maybe a list or a 'making of' version or something like that?
I would love that too!
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First of all, this movie is A M A Z I N G.
While the complete absence of a narrator is quite nice and different, there were some scenes where I'd really like to know more about what's going on.
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You'll probably find this link useful:
http://www.cincyworldcinema.org/photos/samsara/SAMSARA%20LOCATIONS.pdf
You are welcome.
Perhaps Fricke sought to elicit curiosity in the viewers so that they would try to find out about the images shown onscreen...seems like a deliberate effort to raise the consciousness of viewers so that they will better understand the planet.
sharePlease read my interview w/director Ron Fricke and DP Mark Magidson where you might find answers to your q's: http://nycmovieguru.com/samsara.html
shareDon't mean to necro a thread.. But I am watching Samsara at the moment and had some of the same questions. However, I remember learning about the sand art in a World Religions course many moons ago, and thought I'd lend an explanation if you haven't gotten one already.
The creation of this art is typically done by Buddhist monks. It is meticulously done with no regard for time! Sometimes these can take weeks to create. They are later destroyed / erased as a sign of the transitory nature of the physical world. It's a lesson not to get too attached to material objects / world.
Even understanding the nature of the practice, I must say I cringe watching it be destroyed! I guess I won't be achieving Nirvana anytime soon.
A beautiful lesson, I must say.
shareWell it's a good thing this film was there to preserve that sand mandala.
share- the temples shown in the 5:10-7:50 mark, where are they? what is their history?
[quote]- what city or cities are shown at night with traffic moving to increased frame rate of the camera?
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Los Angeles and Hong Kong were easy to identify, unsure if any other was shown
Yes, they were Tibetan monks. It's called a sand mandala(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_mandala). They erased it because it symbolized everything's transient nature.
This is just a guess, but the city at the 36:00 mark looked like Hong Kong(with it's mountains and monochromatic look).
Epupa Falls, Angola(Africa).
Ninth Ward, Louisiana is credited as a film location, so it likely Katrina damages.
The martial arts kids were probably students at one of China's enormous martial arts schools.
Re the child in the coffin. Yes, she's real - look up Rosalia Lombardo on Wikipedia.
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