This release can only be found in the following box set: The Qatsi Trilogy
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MGM Home Entertainment
Directed by: Godfrey Reggio
An unconventional work in every way, Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi was nevertheless a sensation when it was released in 1983. This first work of The Qatsi Trilogy wordlessly surveys the rapidly changing environments of the Northern Hemisphere, in an astonishing collage created by the director, cinematographer Ron Fricke, and composer Philip Glass. It shuttles viewers from one jaw-dropping vision to the next, moving from images of untouched nature to others depicting human beings’ increasing dependence on technology Koyaanisqatsi’s heterodox methods (including hypnotic time-lapse photography) make it a look at our world from a truly unique angle.
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Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1
Audio Options:
English DTS-HD MA Surround 5.1
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Short Film, Demo Reel, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Essence of Life, an interview program with Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass on Koyaanisqatsi
- New interview with cinematographer Ron Fricke
- Television spots and a new interview with Godfrey 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 Godfrey Reggio
- New interview with Godfrey Reggio about the film’s original visual concept, with behind-the-scenes footage
- Trailer
- A booklet featuring new essays by film scholar Scott MacDonald, John Rockwell, and author and environmentalist Bill McKibben
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