The qatsi trilogy.
"Astonishingly photographed, and featuring unforgettable, cascading scores by Philip Glass, these are immersive sensory experiences that meditate on the havoc humankind's obsession with technological advancement has wreaked on our world"--Container.
| Uniform Title: | Criterion collection ;
639-642. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
Criterion Collection,
2012.
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| Edition: | Blu-ray edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
639-642. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 3 videodiscs (274 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm). |
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Koyaanisqatsi : life out of balance.
Powaqqatsi : life in transformation.
Naqoyqatsi. : life as war.
Life out of balance.
Life in transformation.
Life as war. |
| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Summary: |
"Astonishingly photographed, and featuring unforgettable, cascading scores by Philip Glass, these are immersive sensory experiences that meditate on the havoc humankind's obsession with technological advancement has wreaked on our world"--Container. |
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| Note: | Description and collective title from container. Koyaanisqatsi originally released as a motion picture in 1983. Powaqqatsi originally released as a motion picture in 1988. Naqoyqatsi originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Special features (Koyaanisqatsi): Essence of life, an interview program with Reggio and composer Philip Glass on Koyaanisqatsi; new interview with cinematographer Ron Fricke; television spots and a new interview with Reggio relating to his 1970s multimedia privacy campaign in New Mexico; early demo version of Koyaanisqatsi with a partial scratch soundtrack featuring poet Allen Ginsberg, along with a new introduction by Reggio; new interview with Reggio about the film's original visual concept; trailer. Special features (Powaqqatsi): Impact of progress, an interview program with Reggio and composer philip Glass on their collaboration; Inspiration and ideas, a new interview with Reggio about his greatest infleunces and teachers; public television interview with Reggio from 1989 about the trilogy; Alma mundi (1992), Reggio's twenty-eight-minute montage of footage of over severy animal species, scored by Glass; trailer. Special features (Naqoyqatsi): New video afterword by Reggio about the trilogy; The making of "Naqoyqatsi," a brief documentary featuring interviews with the production crew; panel discussion on the film from 2003 with Reggio, composer Philip Glass, editor Jon Kane and music critic John Rockwell; interview with Glass and cellist Yo-Yo Ma; trailer. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CY9 D0144038 Blu-ray Video |
| ISBN: | 9781604656701 (set) 1604656700 (set) 9781604656725 (disc 1) 1604656727 9781604656749 (disc 2) 1604656743 9781604656763 (disc 3) 160465676X |
| Credits: | Koyaanisqatsi: Director of photography, Ron Fricke ; editor, Alton Walpole, Ron Fricke ; music, Philip Glass. Powaqqatsi: Directors of photography, Graham Berry, Leonidas Zourdoumis ; editors, Iris Cahn, Alton Walpole ; music, Philip Glass. Naqoyqatsi: Director of photography, Russell Lee Fine ; editor and visual designer, Jon Kane ; music, Philip Glass ; cello solos, Yo-Yo Ma. |
| System Details: | Blu-ray, Region A; DTS-HD master audio, 5.1 surround. Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player. |