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Koyaanisqatsi

Movie · 1982 · 87 min

A hypnotic, wordless montage of nature and civilization that washes over you like a dream, demanding surrender to its rhythm and scale.

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1982 film directed by Godfrey Reggio
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Year
1982
Runtime
87 min
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • environment
  • technology
  • nature
  • isolation
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour0
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Godfrey Reggio
Written by
Godfrey Reggio, Ron Fricke, Michael Hoenig, Alton Walpole
Music
Philip Glass
Cinematography
Ron Fricke
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States

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