Story Line
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”
Top Cast
Ed Asner
Self (archive footage)
Pat Benatar
Self
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Chambers
Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
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Rating
7.9/ 10
Release Date
1983-04-27
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
DocumentaryMusic
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Qatsi Collection
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User Reviews (3)
Peter McGinn
5/10
•9/20/2020This is an art film of sorts, eschewing dialogue or narration or a recognizable plot for a visual and musical banquet of images and scenes. So if you are into art films (or want to appear like you are), this is the film for you.
The photographic t...
Filipe Manuel Neto
1/10
•10/6/2023**For the general public, this film is uninteresting. However, it will have merits if displayed within the most correct context.**
I've heard of this film as a documentary, but I honestly don't know if Godfrey Reggio really wanted to document anyt...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•2/6/2025In the Hopi language, this means a mess or a melée and that’s a pretty good description of this ultimate in observational documentaries. It starts and finishes showing us some of the most stunning and striking natural phenomena from the North America...