Naqoyqatsi /
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...
| Uniform Title: | Naqoyqatsi (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2012]
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| Edition: | Director-approved DVD special ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
639. Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 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. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced in 2002. Issued as part of 3-disc box set (The Qatsi trilogy) with: Koyaanisqatsi; Powaqqatsi. Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director Godfrey Reggio; new video afterword by Reggio on the trilogy; The making of "Naqoyqatsi", a brief documentary featuring interviews with the production crew; panel discussion on the film with from 2003 with Reggio, composer Philip Glass, editor, Jon Kane, and music critic John Rockwell; interview with Glass and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG; for violent and disturbing images, and for brief nudity. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Russell Lee Fine ; editor/visual designer, Jon Kane ; music, Philip Glass ; conductor, Michael Reisman ; music and soundtrack producer, Kurt Munkacsi. |
| ISBN: | 9781604656718 (box set) 1604656719 (box set) 9781604656770 1604656778 |