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MOVIE

Koyaanisqatsi

Life out of balance

1983 • HD • NR • 86min

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Story

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

Country United States Language English

Genre Documentary Music

Keywords #technology #nature #human vs nature #rural area #social commentary #civilization #nature run amok #environment #environmental destruction #lost civilization

Production American Zoetrope

Credits

Godfrey Reggio photo

Godfrey Reggio

director

Ron Fricke photo

Ron Fricke

writer

Ed Asner

Self (archive footage)

Pat Benatar photo

Pat Benatar

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Johnny Carson photo

Johnny Carson

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Dick Cavett photo

Dick Cavett

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Marilyn Chambers photo

Marilyn Chambers

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Sammy Davis Jr. photo

Sammy Davis Jr.

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Lou Dobbs photo

Lou Dobbs

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Linda Ellerbee photo

Linda Ellerbee

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Peter Sellers photo

Peter Sellers

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Thomas Dolby photo

Thomas Dolby

Self (archive footage)

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