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Koyaanisqatsi (1983)

Film · 1983 · 86 min · NR · Documentary · Music

Life out of balance

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.

Directed by Godfrey Reggio

Starring Ed Asner, Pat Benatar, Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, Marilyn Chambers, Sammy Davis Jr., Lou Dobbs, Linda Ellerbee

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In cinemas27 April 1983
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First release anywhere27 April 1983

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