Should you watch Samsara?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Samsara
Documentary · 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.
The sides of Samsara
- Monks at work on a sand mandala
- Pilgrims circling at Mecca seen from above
- A production line of chickens
Samsara is good for you if…
- you want images from twenty five countries shot on seventy millimetre film.
- you want to feel small in front of temples, deserts and factory floors.
- you like landscapes and animals with no voice telling you what to think.
Samsara is bad for you if…
- you want people talking and there is not one line in the film.
- you can't watch an industrial line of live animals.
- you need momentum and not a slow pan across ruins.
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