Cinematic background from Samsara 2011 - 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.

Samsara

2011

Documentary, Music

Directors:
Ron Fricke
Writers:
Mark Magidson, Ron Fricke
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Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A person wearing glasses; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A large group of men in red shirts doing different exercises; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A group of young monks working together on a mandala; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A large rock face with a blue sky in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A group of people that are standing in the grass; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a large city at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A stadium with many people in it at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A group of dead trees in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A woman in a yellow dress and a gold necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – The face of a golden buddha statue; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – An aerial view of an outdoor pool with people swimming and playing in it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A person with a body painting holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a waterfall from the side of a cliff; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A group of people dressed in red are dancing in a courtyard; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – An aerial view of a freeway with a city in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A room with a white door and a green wall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A busy highway with a bunch of cars on it at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a mountain range with snow on the top of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A woman and a baby are standing in a market place; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A large group of people in orange jumpsuits; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A woman in a yellow dress and a gold crown; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A body of water that has some rocks in the water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – The back of a woman's head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A large cathedral with stained - glass windows and arches; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – An aerial view of the temples of bagan in myanmar; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A geisha is wearing a black and white outfit; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – An open door in a room with sand on the floor; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A tree in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a valley with many trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A woman with long dreadlocks is standing in the sand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A woman in a yellow dress with her eyes closed and her hands in prayer position; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A woman in a yellow dress and a gold headpiece; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A body of water that has some rocks in the water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A large cathedral with stained - glass windows and chandeliers; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A woman walking down the street wearing a kimono; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A person with a painted face is looking into the camera; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A group of people in red and white uniforms; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – The interior of an ornate building with stained - glass windows; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – People waiting for a train at a train station; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a spiral stair case from the ground up; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – Two men in red robes standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A group of young men in orange jumpsuits are dancing; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – Two young women walking in a shopping mall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A person wearing a mask and a white coat; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A banana peel is sitting on top of a rifle; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A room filled with chandeliers and gold statues; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – View of a rock formation in the mountains; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A group of young monks walking through a doorway; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – The ceiling of a building has a pattern on it's walls; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – Two men are working in a trash pile in the dirt; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A statue of a boy and a girl in a building; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A large waterfall with trees in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A group of young boys in red robes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a city from a hill with a fence around it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – The face of a marble statue; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a body of water from above; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A group of heads with one of them looking at the camera; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A body of water that has a rock in it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A large building with a tall tower in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A large group of young people standing in a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a mountain range with snow on it's slopes; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A large crowd of people gathered in the middle of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – An aerial view of a city with a large skyscraper in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – Two young men standing next to a pile of garbage; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – An aerial view of a large city with palm jumeirah in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – An older woman wearing a red and black scarf; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A young woman's face with purple hair; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A man with a very large mohawk on top of his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A group of people in a jail cell; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a city from across a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A woman standing in front of a large group of people; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A golden statue of an egyptian woman with blue eyes; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a room from the top of the stairs; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A woman in a blue dress holding an orange bag; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a desert landscape with rocks in the foreground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a large city from a bird's eye view; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A man with a leopard pattern face paint; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A large group of people standing in a room; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of the pyramids of gizeh from a distance; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A man in a black shirt and a man in a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A person with a painted face and horns on their head; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – Two men in red robes are taking a picture of a valley; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A man sitting on the floor of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – An aerial view of a city at night with cars driving down the road; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A woman in a yellow and blue jacket working on a piece of metal; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A group of women behind a metal fence; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A group of women in red and white uniforms; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a lava flow from a volcano; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A large group of people standing in a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A stained - glass window in a cathedral with a large circular window; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – An aerial view of a building with many pools; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A man is painting a picture on the floor; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – An old village in the middle of the desert; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A large group of people standing on the ground; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A view of a large building with a lot of spires on top of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – An aerial view of a large body of water; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A rock formation that has many holes in it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – A woman with red , black , and purple makeup on her face; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Samsara” (2011), directed by Ron Fricke – The sun is setting over a city with a lot of buildings; Extreme Wide shot, High angle