Samsara

Exquisite cinematography and a melodic soundtrack dominate this colorful, dialogue-free, 90-minute, 2011 documentary, which means "the ever turning wheel of life" in Sanskrit and is highly reminiscent of Baraka, Powaqqatsis, and Koyaanisquatsi, that consists of gorgeous images, including lava-spewing volcanoes, daybreak and sunset over ancient temples and deserts, Tibetan monks performing sand artwork, majestic Egyptian ruins, baptism of infants, painted African warriors, vehicle-congested highways, live performance art, tattooed lovers, workers hustling to work and performing their jobs, ramshackled slums, garbage-filled dumps, masses of people exercising, Balinese dancers performing, geishas applying their makeup, and cows being milked and was shot over four years in more than 25 countries, including Japan, Brazil, France, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United States, Denmark, China, Italy, Turkey, Jordan, Africa, South Korea, Philippines, and India.
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