Samsara (70mm)

[wilder]

Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Samsara reunites director Ron Fricke and producer Mark Magidson, whose previous films Baraka and Chronos were acclaimed for combining visual and musical artistry. Samsara expands on their effort to portray the connections between humanity and nature in a bold way. Filmed for over four years and in more than twenty countries, the film transports us through multiple cultures to sacred grounds, disaster sites, industrialized zones and natural wonders. By dispensing with dialogue and descriptive text, the filmmakers subvert our expectations of a documentary. Instead, they encourage our own interpretations inspired by images and musical compositions that infuse the ancient with the modern.

Samsara is a Tibetan word that means "the ever turning wheel of life," and Fricke describes the film as a "guided meditation on the cycle of birth, death and rebirth."

Directed by Ron Fricke (Baraka)
In theaters August 23, 2012
IMDB

This in70mm site mentioned at the end of the trailer is a really awesome resource.

[wilder]

Theater listings

[matt35mm]

Hmm. Seems like those are all non-70mm screenings. I guess I wouldn't have much luck in holding out for a 70mm projection of this...

[Ravi]

Yeah, that is disappointing, but hopefully it'll at least be shown in 4K.

[matt35mm]

It will in Austin. Fortunately the Alamo Drafthouse cares a lot about quality, and they do have the finest digital (and film) projection around. They just don't have a 70mm projector.

[wilder]

Blu-ray on December 4, 2012