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Koyaanasquatsi (1982)

Directed by Godfrey Reggio · Cinematography by Ron Fricke

86 min65 frames

DocumentaryMusic

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.

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Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: establishing — Tall stone and glass skyscrapers create a narrow canyon in a dense urban environment. A solitary…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: establishing — A tall multi-story brick residential building features numerous broken window panes. The structure…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: medium — A group of older tourists stands outdoors near large industrial transformers at a facility. The…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: establishing — A vast, unpaved lot filled with hundreds of identical small passenger cars in rows. The vehicles…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: establishing — A vast red sandstone canyon stretches across the horizon under a bright blue sky. Numerous white…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: establishing — A tall modern skyscraper with a glass curtain wall dominates the frame. White clouds and blue sky…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: establishing — Three modern skyscraper facades stand vertically, showing grid patterns of glass and steel. Sunset…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: establishing — An aerial overhead view shows a professional baseball stadium with bright artificial lights. The…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: closeup — An arcade game monitor shows the reflection of a teenager wearing a yellow cap. The screen displays a…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: establishing — An aerial view captures a sprawling concrete highway interchange with multiple curving overpasses.…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: establishing — A sprawling urban landscape is dominated by a distant cluster of high-rise office buildings.…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: wide — A person walks against a plain, off-white textured wall background. The subject moves from left to right…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: establishing — A reservoir surrounded by arid, brown, shrub-covered hills sits under a clear sky. The surface of…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: medium — Two people sit in the front seats of a dark moving car at night. Long exposure light trails from city…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: medium — Ancient petroglyphs of stylized human figures are painted on a textured canyon rock wall. A large…Koyaanasquatsi (1982) movie still: medium — Six women in matching orange uniforms stand in a row on a busy street. Brightly glowing neon signs for a…

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