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Powaqqatsi = Life in transformation / a Golan-Globus production ; Cannon Group ; a Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas presentation ; writers, Godfrey Reggio, Ken Richards ; produced by Mel Lawrence, Godfrey Reggio, Lawrence Taub ; directed by Godfrey Reggio.
LIBRA DVD 005 872
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Technology and civilization.
- Technology--Social aspects.
- Technology.
- Civilization, Modern.
- Genre:
- Experimental films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen edition.
- Other Title:
- Life in transformation
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2002]
- Language Note:
- In English with optional French and Spanish subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD - NTSC; Dolby digital; 5.1 surround sound; Region 1.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- This film calls into question everything we think we know about contemporary society. By juxtaposing images of ancient cultures with those of modern life, Powaqqatsi masterfully portrays the human cost of progress.
- Credits:
- Directors of photography, Graham Berry, Leonidas Zourdoumis ; editors, Iris Kahn, Alton Walpole ; music composer, Philip Glass.
- Notes:
- Aspect ratio 1.85:1.
- Documentary originally produced as a motion picture in 1988.
- Special features include a new interview with the director and composer and the original theatrical trailers for the Qatsi triology.
- ISBN:
- 0792853377
- OCLC:
- 50634273
- Publisher Number:
- 027616878946
- 1003767
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