Baraka A World Beyond Words

Product Description FULLY RESTORED - The only movie ever transferred with an 8K HD Scan Shot in breathtaking 70mm in 24 countries on six continents, BARAKA is 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, harmony and chaos. BARAKA produced by Mark Magidson and directed and photographed by Ron Fricke, award-winning cinematographer of KOYAANISQATSI and creators of the IMAX® sensation CHRONOS has now been fully restored from its original camera negative via state-of-the-art 8K UltraDigital mastering to create the most visually stunning Blu-ray ever made. INCLUDES OVER 80 MINUTES OF ALL NEW BONUS FEATURES: Baraka: A Closer Look Baraka: Restoration Additional Features Baraka is arguably the best Blu-ray disc yet released. Shot in 70mm and scanned in 8K UltraResolution (8,192 pixels across the frame, the highest resolution available), it looks incredibly gorgeous and detailed, and the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 @96k/24bits is equally impressive. One early scene is representative: a Japanese snow monkey sits in a hot spring, and you can see the tangles in its fur and the water droplets in those tangles. Skip ahead and you'll see a waterfall that's as visually impressive as the scenes in Planet Earth. New supplemental material shot in high definition for 2008 are a seven-minute restoration featurette, and a 76-minute documentary Baraka: A Look Back, in which director Ron Fricke, producer Mark Magidson, supervising producer Anton Walpole, and others discuss the film, including how Baraka was the filmmakers' next step after Chronos and Koyaanisqatsi, and the challenges of traveling to 24 countries with 68 pieces of equipment weighing a total of 2,200 pounds. --David Horiuchi Review ...the finest video disc I have ever viewed or ever imagined...Baraka by itself is sufficient reason to acquire a Blu-ray player. --Roger Ebert When it comes to visual fidelity, Baraka sets a new standard on Blu-ray disc. --Home Media Magazine one of the most breathtaking Blu-ray titles available --Home Theater Magazine