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Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance

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Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (1983)

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Reviews Counted: 19

Fresh: 17

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 8/10

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: Titled from a Hopi Indian word meaning "life out of balance," this unusual, lyrical film suggests that humanity is an ugly blight on the face of this beautiful planet. An awesome epic undersold by... Titled from a Hopi Indian word meaning "life out of balance," this unusual, lyrical film suggests that humanity is an ugly blight on the face of this beautiful planet. An awesome epic undersold by an adjective like "powerful." Sequel: POWAQQATSI. [More]

Director: Godfrey Reggio

Director: Godfrey Reggio
Composer: Philip Glass

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Sep 17, 2002

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01/11/07
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies

Whether or not the movie exposes a world that is manifestly out of balance, Reggio and Glass's liturgy is that rarest of art forms: an avant-garde work with purpose and substance that also succeeds as entertainment.

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04/06/06
Mark Bourne
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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
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05/05/05
Christopher Null
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12/18/04
Emanuel Levy
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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Relentlessly concerned with the surface reality of human life, Koyaanisqatsi completely misses the inner beauties and dignities of man-made civilization.

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07/05/04
Martin Scribbs
Low IQ Canadian

'A magnificent, eye-opening experience'

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12/22/03
Derek Smith
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10/29/03
Ryan Cracknell
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10/29/03
Ryan Cracknell
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Jaw dropping photography. A unique experience.

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10/27/03
Gerry Shamray
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Unique and fascinating; great Philip Glass score

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05/21/03
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

I guarantee you've never seen anything quite like it.

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01/14/03
Rob Vaux
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Robert Roten
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10/18/02
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

gets its point across through Phillip Glass' hypnotic and evocative score, cinematographer Ron Fricke's creative and provocative juxtapositions, and mystical forces

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