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Naqoyqatsi - DVD

SKU: 6111129 | Release Date: 10/14/2003

Rating: PG for Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations

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Rating: PG for Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 2002
Length: 89 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: Other Interests
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1

Synopsis

Filmmaker, philosopher and activist Godfrey Reggio completes the film trilogy he began with Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi in this visually striking examination of the impact of technology upon our culture. Naqoyqatsi is a word from the Hopi language which roughly translates as "war as a way of life" or "a life of killing each other," and in this film Reggio uses a intense barrage of images - most of which have been drawn from existing film footage and then altered using a variety of optical and digital techniques - to express his belief that technology is no longer at war with nature. Instead, we have allowed technology to become the "nature" in which we live, and as it stretches our physical and emotional environment in new and troubling directions, we have created for ourselves a world of greater chaos, violence, and confusion. As with his previous features in this trilogy, Naqoyqatsi features an original score by Philip Glass, featuring cello solos by Yo-Yo Ma; director Steven Soderbergh, a noted admirer of Reggio's first two films, served as executive producer. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

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Fre

Additional Features

cc "Life Is War" "Music of Naqoyqatsi": A conversation with Philip Glass and Yo-Yo Ma N.Y.U. panel discussion Koyaanisqatsi trailer Powaqqatsi trailer Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Widescreen (1.78:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions

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Side #1 --
1. Naqoyqatsi [8:28]
2. Primacy of Number [8:18]
3. Massman [14:20]
4. New World [3:07]
5. Religion [8:58]
6. Media Weather [10:11]
7. Old World [2:22]
8. Intensive Time [8:10]
9. Point Blank [12:41]
10. The Vivid Unknown [5:22]
11. End Credits [7:12]

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Editor: Bill Morrison
Musical Performer: Yo-Yo Ma
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Screenwriter: Godfrey Reggio
Producer: Godfrey Reggio
Executive Producer: Steven Soderbergh
Sound/Sound Designer: Steve Boeddeker
Additional Photography: Timothy Housel
Producer: Joe Beirne ,Lawrence Taub
Second Unit Director: Jon Kane
Editor: Jon Kane
Visual Effects: Manuel Gaulot
Animator: Cameron Hickey ,Zachary David Medow
Line Producer: Federico Negri
Associate Producer: Steve Goldin
Additional Photography: John Bailey
Composer (Music Score): Philip Glass
Screenwriter: Philip Glass
Cinematographer: Russell Fine
Co-producer: Mel Lawrence
Executive Producer: Mary Ann Bernard
Additional Cinematography: Timothy Housel ,John Bailey
Executive Producer: Peter Andrews

Naqoyqatsi: AMG Review
Todd Kristel , AMG

Godfrey Reggio deserves considerable credit for directing a trilogy of ambitious, feature-length experimental films. Unfortunately, he seems to be running out of fresh ideas. Despite a portentous but nonetheless hypnotic score by Philip Glass (with cello solos by Yo-Yo Ma), this movie seems more meandering than compelling. The film's visual imagery relies heavily on speeding up, slowing down, coloring, and otherwise manipulating previously shot footage from TV commercials, newsreels, corporate videos, and other sources. Unfortunately, some of the visual effects are overdone, a lot of the resulting visuals are humdrum, and the juxtaposition of images is overly heavy handed and obvious (e.g., contrasting real-life violence with video violence) when it isn't simply disjointed. This movie needs a greater abundance of captivating, original imagery that better expresses the film's themes without lapsing as often into vagueness or obviousness. ~ Todd Kristel, All Movie Guide

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