Naqoyqatsi : Life as war /

Through a variety of cinematic techniques, including slow motion, time-lapse, computer-generated imagery, and found footage, the film tells of a world that has completed the transition from the natural to the artificial. Globalization has been accomplished, all of our interactions are technological...

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Corporate Authors: Philip Glass Ensemble, Miramax Films
Other Authors: Soderbergh, Steven, 1963-, Reggio, Godfrey, Beirne, Joe, Taub, Lawrence, Ma, Yo-Yo, 1955-, Riesman, Michael
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:English
Published: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, 2012.
Series:Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 642.
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Summary:Through a variety of cinematic techniques, including slow motion, time-lapse, computer-generated imagery, and found footage, the film tells of a world that has completed the transition from the natural to the artificial. Globalization has been accomplished, all of our interactions are technologically mediated, and all images are manipulated.
Item Description:Title from container.
Also issued in a boxed set entitled: Qatsi trilogy.
Special features: New video afterword by Reggio on the trilogy; The making of "Naqoyqatsi"; panel discussion on the film from 2003, with Reggio, composer, editor Jonn Kane, and music critic John Rockwell; interview with Glass and cellist Yo-Yo Ma; trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray Disc, region A, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; dts-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience:Rating: PG; for violent and disturbing images, and for brief nudity.
Production Credits:Directeur de la photographie, Russell Lee Fine ; co-producteur, Mel Lawrence ; montage, Jon Kane ; musique, Philip Glass.
ISBN:9781604656763
160465676X