Koyaanisqatsi
Life out of balance
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
Cast
Ed Asner
Self (archive footage)
Pat Benatar
Self
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Chambers
Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Lou Dobbs
Self (archive footage)
Linda Ellerbee
Self (archive footage)
Peter Sellers
Self (archive footage)
Thomas Dolby
Self (archive footage)
Videos
Storyline
Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
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