Film · 1983
Koyaanisqatsi
86 minReleased
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.
“Life out of balance”
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Ed Asner · Self (archive footage)Pat Benatar · SelfJohnny Carson · Self (archive footage)Dick Cavett · Self (archive footage)Marilyn Chambers · Self (archive footage)Sammy Davis Jr. · Self (archive footage)Lou Dobbs · Self (archive footage)Linda Ellerbee · Self (archive footage)
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